Characterization of Rhizobium etli and other Rhizobium spp. that nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris L. in an Austrian soil

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 601-608

  Sessitsch, A ^a   Hardarson, G ^a   Akkermans, A D L ^b   De Vos, W M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Phaseolus vulgaris; Rhizobial diversity; Rhizobium etli

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 0030852290     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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