Variation in the nod gene RFLPs, nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA genes, Nod factors, and nodulation abilities of Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from Thai Vigna plants

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-46

  Yokoyama, Tadashi ^a   Tomooka, Norihiko ^b   Okabayashi, Masanori ^a   Kaga, Akito ^b   Boonkerd, Nantakorn ^c   Vaughan, Duncan A ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

16S rRNA genes; Bradyrhizobium; Common nod gene; RFLP; Thailand; Vigna

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

16S RRNA GENES; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; COMMON NOD GENE; RFLP; THAILAND; VIGNA;

GENES;

GENE PRODUCT; NOD PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODIVERSITY; CULTIVATION; GENE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INOCULATION; PLANT; RNA; SOYBEAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RANGE; MUNG BEAN; NOD GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS; THAILAND;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; FABACEAE; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; VIGNA; VIGNA ANGULARIS; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33645793252     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-099     Document Type: Article

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