Bacteriocin production and resistance in a field population of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-417

  Wilson, R A ^a   Handley, B A ^a   Beringer, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; INOCULATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOCIN; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESISTANCE; SOIL;

UK, ENGLAND, EAST ANGLIA;

RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMMINOSARUM VICIAE;

EID: 0032033539     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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