Novel strains of nodulating Burkholderia have a role in nitrogen fixation with papilionoid herbaceous legumes adapted to acid, infertile soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-134

  Garau, Giovanni ^a   Yates, Ron J ^b,c   Deiana, Pietrino ^a   Howieson, John G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rhizobia; Burkholderia; Papilionoid legumes; Rhynchosia ferulifolia; Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY;

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCES; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BRADYRHIZOBIA; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA SP.; CUPRIAVIDUS TAIWANENSIS; INFECTED CELLS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PAPILIONOID LEGUMES; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES; RHYNCHOSIA FERULIFOLIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMBIOSOMES; SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION; TAXONOMIC POSITIONS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

GENE; INOCULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RNA; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PHYMATUM; BURKHOLDERIA SP.; BURKHOLDERIA TERRICOLA; BURKHOLDERIA TUBERUM; CUPRIAVIDUS; CUPRIAVIDUS TAIWANENSIS; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MIMOSA; PAPILIONOIDEA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHYNCHOSIA; RHYNCHOSIA CARIBAEA; RHYNCHOSIA MINIMA; RHYNCHOSIA TOTTA;

EID: 57049162984     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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