Identification of a new nitrogen fixing endo-bacterium strain isolated from sugarcane stalk

Sugar Tech

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53

  Xing, Yong Xiu ^a,b   Yang, Li Tao ^b   Huang, Si Liang ^a   Li, Yang Rui ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON FOOD BIOREFINERY   (China)

^b GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Nitrogen fixating bacteria; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33745767510     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02943741     Document Type: Article

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