Rhizobium etli bv. mimosae, a novel biovar isolated from Mimosa affinis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1479-1491

  Wang, En Tao ^a   Rogel, M Antonio ^a   García De Los Santos, Alejandro ^a   Martínez Romero, Julio ^a   Cevallos, Miguel A ^a   Martínez Romero, Esperanza ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Mimosa affinis; Rhizobium etli; Symbiotic plasmid

Indexed keywords

DNA HOMOLOG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ELECTROPHORESIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; SYMBIOSIS;

LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MIMOSA AFFINIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 0344246896     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1479     Document Type: Article

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