Diversity of 16S-rRNA and nifH genes derived from rhizosphere soil and roots of an endemic drought tolerant grass, Lasiurus sindicus

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-122

  Chowdhury, Soumitra Paul ^a   Schmid, Michael ^b   Hartmann, Anton ^b   Tripathi, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Desert grass; Diversity; nifH; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLEPHARIDACHNE; FIRMICUTES; LASIURUS SINDICUS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 57549112787     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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