Identification of a putative P-transporter operon in the genome of a Burkholderia strain living inside the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4106-4109

  Ruiz Lozano, J M ^a   Bonfante, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BURKHOLDERIA; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BURKHOLDERIA; GIGASPORA MARGARITA;

EID: 0033056491     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4106-4109.1999     Document Type: Article

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