Rapid identification of Rhizobium strains by targeted PCR fingerprinting

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-34

  Perret, X ^a   Broughton, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genomic fingerprinting; PCR amplification; Rhizobium strains

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DENATURING AGENT; DNA FRAGMENT; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM FREDII; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII;

EID: 0032448720     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004370725605     Document Type: Article

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