Diverse genomic species and evidences of symbiotic gene lateral transfer detected among the rhizobia associated with Astragalus species grown in the temperate regions of China

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Zhao, Chun Tian ^a   Wang, En Tao ^a,b   Chen, Wen Feng ^a   Chen, Wen Xin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Astragalus; Diversity; Phylogeny; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENE TRANSFER; GENOMICS; MESORHIZOBIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; TALUS;

ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBIACEAE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 49749141130     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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