Isolation of Azospirillum spp. from natural soils by immunomagnetic separation

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 975-981

  Han, Sung Ok ^a   New, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SEPARATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL; WHEAT;

IMMUNIMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION TECHNIQUE; NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

AZOPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 0032145211     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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