Analysis of Frankia populations in three soils devoid of actinorhizal plants

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-21

  Maunuksela, Liisa ^a   Zepp, Kornelia ^b   Koivula, Teija ^a   Zeyer, Josef ^b   Haahtela, Kielo ^a   Hahn, Dittmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alnus incana; Frankia; In situ hybridization; Nodulation capacity; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

NODULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANKIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL;

ALNUS; BETULA PENDULA; FRANKIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032946785     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00087-7     Document Type: Article

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