Genetic diversity of Acacia tortilis ssp. raddiana rhizobia in Tunisia assessed by 16S and 16S-23S rDNA genes analysis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 436-445

  Romdhane, S Ben ^a,c,e   Nasr, H ^a   Samba Mbaye, R ^b   Neyra, M ^b   Ghorbal, M H ^c   De Lajudie, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b Centre IRD de Bel Air   (Senegal)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SYMBIOSES TROPICALES ET MÉDITERRANÉENNES   (France)

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

Author keywords

16S rRNA; 16S 23S rRNA spacer; Acacia tortilis; Diversity; Rhizobia; Symbiotic efficiency

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

16S RRNA; 16S-23S RRNA SPACER; ACACIUM TORTILI; DIVERSITY; ENSIFER; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOTIC EFFICIENCY; TUNISIA;

EFFICIENCY;

DNA 16S; DNA 23S; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPACER DNA;

GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADDIANA RHIZOBIA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; RHIZOBIUM TUMEFACIENS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIOSIS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

ACACIA TORTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENSIFER; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 33645113788     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02765.x     Document Type: Article

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