Antigenic diversity amongst strains of Azospirillum from an Indian soil and their host specificity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1217-1219

  Annapurna, K ^a   Gaur, Y D ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AZOSPIRILLUM; HOST SPECIFICITY; SOIL;

EID: 0032146684     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00246-0     Document Type: Article

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