Respiratory stimulus in Rhizobium sp. by legume lectins

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Martínez, Cosme R ^a,b   Albertini, Alessandro V P ^b   Figueiredo, Márcia V B ^c   Silva, Valdinete L ^b   Sampaio, Alexandre H ^d   Cavada, Benildo S ^d   Lima Filho, José L ^b  

^a Inst Tecn do Estado de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Departamento de Pesquisa   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canavalia brasiliensis; Cratylia floribunda; Lectin; Phaseolus vulgaris; Respiration; Rhizobium etli; Rhizobium tropici; Vatairea macrocarpa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA BRASILIENSIS; CRATYLIA; CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM SP.; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; VATAIREA; VATAIREA MACROCARPA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 10744229106     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000013315.41026.cc     Document Type: Article

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