Characterization of rhizobia isolated from Albizia spp. in comparison with microsymbionts of Acacia spp. and Leucaena leucocephala grown in China

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 502-517

  Wang, Feng Qin ^a   Wang, En Tao ^b   Zhang, Yong Fa ^a   Chen, Wen Xin ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acacia; Albizia; Diversity; Leucaena; Phylogeny; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MESORHIZOBIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIONT; TAXONOMY; TREE;

ACACIA; ALBIZIA; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MESORHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM GIARDINII; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 33747063378     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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