Metabolism of Rhizobium bacteroids

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-78

  Lodwig, Emma ^a   Poole, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bacteroid; Dicarboxylates; Glycogen; Legume; Metabolism; Poly hydroxybutyrate (PHB); Rhizobium; Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0037247233     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713610850     Document Type: Review

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