Isolation of unique nucleic acid sequences from rhizobia by genomic subtraction: Applications in microbial ecology and symbiotic gene analysis

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Cooper, J E ^a   Bjourson, A J ^a   Streit, W ^b   Werner, D ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA probes; Genomic subtraction; Legume infection; Rhizobia; Symbiotic genes

Indexed keywords

COSMID; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PROBE; FLAVONOID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID;

AGROBACTERIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0032448492     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004374826514     Document Type: Article

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