Rhizobacteria and Plant Sulfur Supply

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2007, Pages 235-268

  Kertesz, Michael A ^a   Fellows, Emma ^a   Schmalenberger, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE; SULFATASE; SULFATE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFUR;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CARBON FIXATION; DESULFURIZATION; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROFLORA;

AMINO ACIDS; FUNGI; PLANTS; RHIZOBIACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFATASES; SULFATES; SULFUR;

RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 34548499079     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(07)62008-5     Document Type: Review

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