Phenotypic characterization and regulation of the nolA gene of Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 625-636

  Garcia, Minviluz ^a   Dunlap, John ^a   Loh, John ^a   Stacey, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Rhizobia; Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NOLA PROTEIN, BRADYRHIZOBIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RHIZOBIACEAE; SOYBEAN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RHIZOBIACEAE; SOYBEANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; NOLA; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 0030237066     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-9-0625     Document Type: Article

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