The role of wheat germ agglutinin in plant-bacteria interactions: A hypothesis and the evidence in its support

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 364-369

  Antonyuk, L P ^a   Ignatov, V V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Associative symbiosis; Azospirillum brasilense; Wheat germ agglutinin

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0035532982     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016622618524     Document Type: Article

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