Endophytic bacterial flora in the stem tissue of a tropical maize (Zea mays L.) genotype: Isolation, identification and enumeration

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 853-858

  Rai, Rhitu ^a   Dash, Prasanta K ^a   Prasanna, B M ^b   Singh, Aqbal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Endophytic bacteria; Maize; Population dynamics; Pseudomonas; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TISSUE;

ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248361891     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9309-z     Document Type: Article

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