Application of T-RFLP analysis to the study of bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 773-778

  Sakai, Masao ^a   Matsunaga, Norihisa ^a   Matsuka, Akira ^a   Kanazawa, Shinjiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

168 rrna gene; Bacterial community structure; Rhizosphere; Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T RFLP)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0035680095     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2001.10408442     Document Type: Article

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