Grass rhizosheaths: Associated Bacterial communities and potential for Nitrogen fixation

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-114

  Bergmann, David ^a   Zehfus, Mike ^a   Zierer, Linda ^a,b   Smith, Brian ^a   Gabel, Mark ^a  

^a BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deceased ^*

Author keywords

Bacteria; NifH; Nitrogen fixation; Poaceae; Rhizosheath

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM HYMENOIDES; ALCALIGENES LATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALAMOVILFA LONGIFOLIA; HESPEROSTIPA COMATA; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE;

EID: 66949159098     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0102     Document Type: Article

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