NifH gene diversity and community structure of soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Hulunbeier grassland, Inner Mongolia

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 790-797

  Wendu, Ri le ^a,b   Li, Gang ^a   Yang, Dian lin ^a   Zhang, Jing ni ^a   Yi, Jin ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversity; Hulunbeier grassland; Nifh gene; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOTYPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SOIL BIOTA;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; FILIFOLIUM SIBIRICUM; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; MESORHIZOBIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; STIPA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 79954557609     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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