Genetic diversity of indigenous tropical fast-growing rhizobia isolated from soybean nodules

Plant and Soil

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 343-356

  Hungria, Mariangela ^a   Chueire, Lígia Maria O ^a   Megías, Manuel ^b   Lamrabet, Youssef ^b   Probanza, Agustin ^c   Guttierrez Mañero, Francisco J ^c   Campo, Rubens J ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Bradyrhizobium; Glycine max; Molecular diversity; Rhizobium; Soil management systems; Tropical bacteria

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; GENETIC VARIATION; INOCULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RNA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOYBEAN; TROPICAL SOIL;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP. OR191; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII;

EID: 33750486817     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9125-0     Document Type: Article

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