The genetic diversity of rhizobia associated with Daiea purpurea Vent. in fragmented grasslands of west-central Minnesota

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-363

  Martir M C ^a   Tlusty, B ^a   Van Berkum, P ^b   Graham, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dalea; Diversity; Fragmentation; Prairie legumes; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOGRAPHIES; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; RNA; SOILS;

DALEA; FRAGMENTATION; PRAIRIE LEGUMES; RHIZOBIUM;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

RNA 16S;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LEGUME; PRAIRIE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL PROPERTY;

ARTICLE; DALEA PURPUREA; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIACEAE; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEGUME; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRAIRIE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM GALLICUM; SOIL PROPERTY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; GENES, RRNA; GENOTYPE; MINNESOTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DALEA; DALEA PURPUREA; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM GALLICUM;

EID: 34547227206     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-137     Document Type: Article

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