Three phylogenetic groups of nodA and nifH genes in Sinorhizobium and Mesorhizobium isolates from leguminous trees growing in Africa and Latin America

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 419-426

  Haukka, Kaisa ^a,b   Lindström, Kristina ^b   Young, J Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LEGUME; NODULATION; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TREE;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; AGROBACTERIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; PROKARYOTA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CHILENSIS; RHIZOBIUM; SESBANIA; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM SAHELI; SINORHIZOBIUM TERANGAE;

EID: 0031889348     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.419-426.1998     Document Type: Article

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