Competition in kenyan soils between Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli strain Kim5 and R. tropici strain CIAT899 using the gusA marker gene

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-78

  Anyango, Beatrice ^a   Wilson, Kate ^b   Giller, Ken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Cambia   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ASSAY; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GENOTYPE; MARKER GENE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PH; SOIL;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

PHASEOLUS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0032448761     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004378927423     Document Type: Article

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