Relationship between in vitro enhanced nitrogenase activity of an Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 mutant and its growth-promoting activities in situ

Current Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-47

  De Campos, Samanta Bolzan ^a   Wurdig Roesch, Luiz Fernando ^a   Bodanese Zanettini, Maria Helena ^a   Pereira Passaglia, Luciane Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INSERTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT; WILD TYPE;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GLUCURONIDASE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT ROOTS; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746426652     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0191-y     Document Type: Article

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