Colonization of Phaseolus vulgaris nodules by Agrobacterium-like strains

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-111

  Mhamdi, Ridha ^a   Mrabet, Moncef ^a   Laguerre, Gisèle ^b   Tiwari, Ravi ^c   Aouani, Mohamed Elarbi ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Co inoculation; GusA gene; Nodule colonization; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

AGROBACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; GENE ENCODING; GLUCURONIDASE (GUS);

BACTERIOLOGY;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; NODULATION; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GUSA GENE; NIFH GENE; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT SEED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SENEGAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

GLUCURONIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHASEOLUS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RHIZOBIUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ACACIA; AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 20444500130     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-120     Document Type: Article

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