Polyphasic characterization of Brazilian Rhizobium tropici strains effective in fixing N2 with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1851-1864

  Pinto, Fabiana Gisele Silva ^a,b,c,d   Hungria, Mariangela ^a,c,d   Martins Mercante, Fábio ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial genetic diversity; Biological nitrogen fixation; Common bean; Rhizobium etli; Rhizobium tropici

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BACTERIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

SEED;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RNA; SYMBIONT;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM GALLICUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 34248547336     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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