Rep-PCR of tropical rhizobia for strain fingerprinting, biodiversity appraisal and as a taxonomic and phylogenetic tool

Symbiosis

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 120-130

  Menna, Pâmela ^a,b,c   Pereira, Alan Alves ^a,c   Bangel, Eliane Villamil ^d   Hungria, Mariangela ^a,b,c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

^d FEPAGRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bacterial fingerprinting; Bacterial taxonomy; Biological nitrogen fixation; Inoculants; Rhizobiales

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; INOCULATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 67650694577     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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