Direct characterization of Frankia and of close phyletic neighbors from an Alnus viridis rhizosphere

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 722-731

  Normand, Philippe ^a   Chapelon, Chrystelle ^a  

^a University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Nitrogen fixation; PCR RFLP; population structure

Indexed keywords

ALNUS VIRIDIS; FRANKIA;

EID: 0030925059     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.990426.x     Document Type: Article

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