Growth and nodulation competitiveness of Sinorhizobium meliloti L1 (RecA-) is less than that of its isogenic strain L33 (RecA+) but comparable to that of two S. meliloti wild-type isolates

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-529

  Niemann, S ^a,b   Puhler A ^a   Selbitschka, W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GNOTOBIOTICS; HOST; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; RECA GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030979257     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050967     Document Type: Article

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