Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Ceanothus-infective Frankia strains?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1378-1383

  Ritchie, Nancy J ^a   Myrold, David D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 23S;

BACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FRANKIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMYCES; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEANOTHUS; CEONOTHUS; FRANKIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032958204     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.4.1378-1383.1999     Document Type: Article

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