Structure and diversity among rhizobial strains, populations and communities - A review

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1295-1308

  McInnes, A ^a,d   Thies, J E ^b   Abbott, L K ^a   Howieson, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity indices; Review; Rhizobial community diversity; Rhizobial population diversity; Rhizobial strain diversity indices; Rhizobium ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; CURVE FITTING; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY; VARIABLES;

MICROORGANISMS;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 3142570952     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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