Exopolysaccharides produced by the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria of leguminosae;Exopolissacarídeos produzidos por bactérias fixadoras de nitrogênio simbióticas de leguminosae

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 657-671

  Bomfeti, Cleide Aparecida ^a   Florentino, Ligiane Aparecida ^b   Guimarães, Ana Paula ^c   Cardoso, Patrícia Gomes ^c   Guerreiro, Mário César ^c   Moreira, Fatima Maria de Souza ^c  

^a Federal University of Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Valleys UFVJM   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c UFLA ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Exopolysaccharides; Nodules; Rhizobia; Soil aggregation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 80051979772     PISSN: 01000683     EISSN: 18069657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-06832011000300001     Document Type: Review

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