Root nodules of Ceanothus caeruleus contain both the N2-fixing Frankia endophyte and a phylogenetically related Nod-/Fix- actinomycete

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 140-148

  Ramírez Saad, Hugo ^a,b   Janse, Jaap D ^a   Akkermans, Antoon D L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Ceanothus; Fix Nod strains; Frankia; nifH; Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE)

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANKIA; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS CAERULEUS; FRANKIA; FRANKIACEAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; RHAMNACEAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031956955     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-2-140     Document Type: Article

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