Characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from field-grown barley, oat, and wheat

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 525-534

  Venieraki, Anastasia ^a   Dimou, Maria ^a   Vezyri, Eleni ^a   Kefalogianni, Io ^a   Argyris, Nikolaos ^a   Liara, Georgia ^a   Pergalis, Panagiotis ^a   Chatzipavlidis, Iordanis ^a   Katinakis, Panagiotis ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Azospirillum zeae; diazotrophs; Pseudomonas stutzeri; rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORDEUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; OAT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; WHEAT;

AVENA SATIVA; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, BACTERIAL; HORDEUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRITICUM;

AVENA SATIVA; AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80052298380     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-0457-y     Document Type: Article

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