Expression of flcA, a gene regulating differentiation and plant interaction in Azospirillum

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1245-1252

  Pereg Gerk, Lily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Cyst formation; Differentiation; Exopolysaccharide production; flcA expression; Flocculation; Plant bacterial interactions; Response regulation

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CROPS; FLOCCULATION; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS; SOILS;

GENE REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENE EXPRESSION;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3142609222     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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