Amino acids as reduced carbon sources for Enterobacter cloacae during colonization of the spermospheres of crop plants

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1015-1020

  Roberts, D P ^a   Marty, A M ^a   Dery, P D ^a   Yucel, I ^a   Hartung J S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HELIANTHUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030209466     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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