Genetic diversity of Nostoc microsymbionts from Gunnera tinctoria revealed by PCR-STRR fingerprinting

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-136

  Guevara, R ^a   Armesto, J J ^a   Caru, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROORGANISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIONT;

CHILE;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CYANOBACTERIA; CYCADOPSIDA; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; GUNNERA; GUNNERA TINCTORIA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NOSTOC; PTERIDOPHYTA;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; TANDEM REPEAT;

CYANOBACTERIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036690566     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-002-1019-y     Document Type: Article

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