Selection of competitive strains of Rhizobium nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris and adapted to environmental conditions in Egypt, using the gus-reporter gene technique

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-382

  Shamseldin, Abdelaal ^a   Werner, Dietrich ^b  

^a City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications   (Egypt)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Gus fusion; R. etli; R. tropici; Stress of alkalinity; Stress of salinity

Indexed keywords

INSERTION SEQUENCES; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 3543023371     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000033060.27180.8c     Document Type: Article

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