Detection and isolation of novel rhizopine-catabolizing bacteria from the environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4944-4949

  McSpadden Gardener, Brian B ^a   De Bruijn, Frans J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; RHIZOBIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AEROMONAS; ALCALIGENES; ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0031769237     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.4944-4949.1998     Document Type: Article

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