Phylogeny and taxonomy of rhizobia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-52

  Young, J P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azorhizobium; Bradyrhizobium; Mesorhizobium; phylogeny; Rhizobium Sinorhizobium; species; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AZORHIZOBIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM CICERI; MESORHIZOBIUM HUAKUII; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; MESORHIZOBIUM MEDITERRANEUM; MESORHIZOBIUM TIANSHANENSE; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM GALEGAE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM SAHELI;

EID: 0030461091     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00035054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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