Biological characteristics of plasmids of Mesorhizobium huakuii HN3015 from Astragalus sinicus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 845-851

  Hu, Guoyuan ^a,b   Li, Youguo ^a   Zhou, Junchu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Astragalus sinicus; Indigenous plasmid; Mesorhizobium huakuii; Plasmid curing; Plasmid interaction

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; STRAIN;

ASTRAGALUS SINICUS; INDIGENOUS PLASMID; MESORHIZOBIUM HUAKUII; PLASMID CURING; PLASMID INTERACTION;

MICROORGANISMS;

ASTRAGALUS SINICUS; MESORHIZOBIUM HUAKUII;

EID: 34248371171     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9308-0     Document Type: Article

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