Molecular analysis of actinorhizal symbiotic systems: Progress to date

Plant and Soil

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-20

  Mullin, Beth C ^a   Dobritsa, Svetlana V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

actinorhizal symbiosis; ecology; Frankia; gene expression; molecular analysis

Indexed keywords

FRANKIA;

EID: 0030449951     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00035050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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