Effect of salinity on growth and starvation-survival of a tropical Rhizobium strain

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 276-283

  Lippi, D ^a   De Paolis, M R ^a   Di Mattia, E ^b   Grego, S ^b   Pietrosanti, T ^a   Cacciari, I ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemostat cultures; Recovery; Rhizobium; Salinity; Starvation survival

Indexed keywords

ACACIA TORTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; GROWTH RATE; NODULATION; NUTRIENT; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL;

GROWTH; PLANT; SALINITY;

SENEGAL;

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 0033979766     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050003     Document Type: Article

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