Effect of the flavonoid quercetin on culture and isolation of Frankia from Casuarina root nodules

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Sayed, W F ^a   Wheeler, C T ^b  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASUARINA; FRANKIA;

EID: 0039010044     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816223     Document Type: Article

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