Hanging by a thread: Invasion of legume plants by rhizobia

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 613-617

  Gage, Daniel J ^a   Margolin, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM; VICIA;

EID: 0033659776     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00149-1     Document Type: Review

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