Specificity in the symbiotic association of Lotus corniculatus and Rhizobium loti from natural populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 629-639

  Lieven Antoniou, C A ^a   Whittam, T S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coadaptation; Competition; Ecological genetics; Genetic diversity; Host specificity; Rhizobium legume symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LOTI;

EID: 0030798151     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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