The common nodulation genes of Astragalus sinicus rhizobia are conserved despite chromosomal diversity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2988-2995

  Zhang, Xue Xian ^a,b   Turner, Sarah L ^c   Guo, Xian Wu ^a   Yang, Hui Jun ^a   Debellé, Frédéric ^b   Yang, Guo Ping ^b   Dénarié, Jean ^b   Young, J Peter W ^c   Li, Fu Di ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FABACEAE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIACEAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASTRAGALUS SINICUS; MESORHIZOBIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0033930092     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.7.2988-2995.2000     Document Type: Article

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