Growth characteristics of the slow-growing actinobacterium Frankia sp. strain CcI3 on solid media

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-399

  Bassi, Carla A ^a   Benson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING; SOLIDIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINOBACTERIUM; GELLAN GUM; LIQUID MEDIA;

BACTERIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANKIA; FRANKIA SP.; FRANKINEAE; FUNGI; LENS (ANGIOSPERM); MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 34250157766     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.00866.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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