Distribution of the tfda gene in soil bacteria that do not degrade 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-96

  Hogan, D A ^a   Buckley, D H ^a   Nakatsu, C H ^a,c   Schmidt, T M ^a   Hausinger, R P ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL POPULATION; SOIL BACTERIA; TFDA GENE;

EID: 0030834320     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900038     Document Type: Article

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