Does Acetobacter diazotrophicus live and move in the xylem of sugarcane stems? Anatomical and physiological data

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-158

  Dong, Z ^a,b   Mccully, M E ^a   Canny, M J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetobacter diazotrophicus; Endophytic bacteria; Nitrogen fixation; Sugarcane; Vessel end walls; Xylem apoplast; Xylem bacteria; Xylem segmentation

Indexed keywords

APOPLAST; ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA; SUGARCANE; XYLEM;

ACETOBACTER; ACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; POACEAE; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 0030793382     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0426     Document Type: Article

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