Genetic variation in local populations of Sinorhizobium meliloti

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1707-1716

  Bromfield, E S P ^a   Behara, A M P ^b   Singh, R S ^b   Barran, L R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0032214005     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00017-0     Document Type: Article

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