Characterization of bacteria isolated from wild legumes in the north- western regions of China

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1457-1469

  Tan, Zhi Yuan ^a   Wang, En Tao ^a,b   Peng, Gui Xiang ^a   Zhu, Ming E ^c   Martínez Romero, Esperanza ^b   Chen, Wen Xin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversity of rhizobia; Polyphasic taxonomy; Wild leguminous plants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; MESORHIZOBIUM AMORPHAE;

EID: 0345466415     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1457     Document Type: Article

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