Immunolocalization of dinitrogenase reductase produced by Kiebsiella pneumoniae in association with Zea mays L.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 783-787

  Chelius, Marisa K ^a   Triplett, Eric W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033953105     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.2.783-787.2000     Document Type: Article

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