The lotus symbiont, Mesorhizobium loti: Molecular genetic techniques and application

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-465

  Saeki, Kazuhiko ^a   Kouchi, Hiroshi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene inactivation; Lipo chitin oligosac charides; Nitrogen fixation; Nod factor; Plant microbe interaction; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 0034349222     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013956     Document Type: Article

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