Dominance of Frankia strains in stands of Alnus incana subsp. rugosa and Myrica pensylvanica

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1203-1207

  Clawson, Michael L ^a   Gawronski, Jeffrey ^a   Benson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Actinorhizal; Alnus; Frankia; Myrica; Nitrogen fixation; Root nodules; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM MORPHOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; FRANKIA; GENETIC STRAIN; NODULATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; RIBOSOMAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ACTINORHIZAL PLANT; BACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; NODULATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALNUS INCANA; FRANKIA; MYRICA PENNSYLVANICA;

EID: 0033494753     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-9-1203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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