Improving dispersed growth of Frankia using Carbopol

Plant and Soil

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-74

  Harriott, Olivia T ^a   Bourret, Aaron ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycete; Frankia; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GROWTH;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANKIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0042421990     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024998829163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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