Genetic diversity of nifH gene sequences in Paenibacillus azotofixans strains and soil samples analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified gene fragments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2770-2779

  Rosado, Alexandre S ^a   Duarte, Gabriela F ^a   Seldin, Lucy ^a   Van Elsas, Jan Dirk ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS DURUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS AZOTOFIXANS; PAENIBACILLUS DURUM; PAENIBACILLUS DURUS; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; POLYMYXA;

EID: 0031927989     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.2770-2779.1998     Document Type: Article

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