Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardinii sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 996-1006

  Amarger, Noëlle ^a   Macheret, Valérie ^a   Laguerre, Gisèle ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0030774854     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-996     Document Type: Article

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