Trifolitoxin production increases nodulation competitiveness of Rhizobium etli CE3 under agricultural conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2630-2633

  Robleto, Eduardo A ^a,b   Kmiecik, Kenneth ^a   Oplinger, Edward S ^a   Nienhuis, James ^a   Triplett, Eric W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Ctr the Stud of Nitrogen Fixation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRIFOLITOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PLANT SEED; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHASEOLOUS VULGARIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 0031844806     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.7.2630-2633.1998     Document Type: Article

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