Genetic structure of indigenous non-nodulating and nodulating populations of Bradyrhizobium in soils from Thailand

Symbiosis

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-58

  Pongsilp, Neelawan ^a   Teaumroong, Neung ^a   Nuntagij, Achara ^a   Boonkerd, Nantakorn ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bradyrhizobium; Non nodulating; Soil bacteria; Soil populations; Soybean

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; LEGUME; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL BIOTA;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC SIMILARITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; RNA SEQUENCE; SOIL BACTERIUM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES COMPARISON; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 0036403756     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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