Symbiotic Frankia bacteria in Alnus forests in Mexico and the United States of America: Is geographic location a good predictor of assemblage structure?

Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 423-431

  Higgins, Logan Massie ^a   Kennedy, Peter Gault ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus; Frankia; Host association; Microbial biogeography; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NODULATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; ROOT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIOSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANKIA;

EID: 84861858550     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B2012-006     Document Type: Article

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