Structural organization and regulation of the nif genes of Herbaspirillum seropedicae

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 843-846

  Pedrosa, F O ^a   Teixeira, I M P ^a   Machado, M B ^a   Steffens, R ^a   Klassen, G ^a   Benelli, H B ^a   Funayama, S ^a   Rigo, L U ^a   Ishiha, M L ^a   Yates, M G ^a   Souza, E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE;

EID: 0030793989     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00206-4     Document Type: Article

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