Rhizobacterial population density and nitrogen fixation in seagrass community of Gulf of Mannar, India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1033-1037

  Raja, S ^a   Thangaradjou, T ^a   Sivakumar, K ^a   Kannan, L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mannar; Nitrogen fixation; Rhizosphere bacteria; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION DENSITY; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SEAGRASS;

GULF OF MANNAR; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84870048738     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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