The purMN genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum and a superficial link with siderophore production

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-231

  Stevens, James B ^a   De Luca, Nicola G ^a   Beringer, John E ^b   Ringer, John P ^a   Yeoman, Kay H ^a   Johnston, Andrew W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

N2 fixation; Purine auxotrophy

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; NODULATION; OPERON; PEA; PURINE; SIDEROPHORE; VICIBACTIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0034142364     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.2.228     Document Type: Article

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