Genetic diversity among rhizobial isolates from field-grown Astragalus sinicus of southern China

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 312-320

  Zhang, Xue Xian ^a   Guo, Xian Wu ^b   Terefework, Zewdu ^b   Paulin, Lars ^b   Cao, Yan Zhen ^b   Hu, Fu Rong ^b   Lindstrom, Kristina ^b   Li, Fu Di ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Astragalus sinicus; Genetic diversity; Mesorhizobium; rep PCR fingerprinting; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CROP; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ASTRAGALUS SINICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM HUAKUII; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0033039078     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80078-2     Document Type: Article

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