Survival and plasmid stability of rhizobia introduced into a contaminated soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-54

  Castro, I V ^a   Ferreira, E M ^a   McGrath, S P ^b  

^a EFN INIA   (Portugal)

^b Agriculture and Environment Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated soil; Heavy metals; Plasmids; Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii; Survival

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

RHIZOBIA;

SOIL MECHANICS;

HEAVY METAL; PLASMID; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVIVAL;

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0037225202     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00235-3     Document Type: Article

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