Rapid identification of bean Rhizobium isolates by a nifH gene-PCR assay

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1655-1661

  Aguilar, O Mario ^a   Grasso, D H ^a   Riccillo, P M ^a   Lopez M V ^a   Szafer, E ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAN; NODULATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM;

RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0032213986     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00254-X     Document Type: Article

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