Legume growth-promoting rhizobia: An overview on the Mesorhizobium genus

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-17

  Laranjo, Marta ^a   Alexandre, Ana ^a   Oliveira, Solange ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Genomes; Lateral gene transfer; Mesorhizobium; Phylogeny; Symbiosis islands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATIONS; EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSIONS; LATERAL GENE TRANSFERS; MESORHIZOBIUM; PHYLOGENY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL; SYMBIOSIS ISLANDS;

BIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLASTICITY TESTING;

GENES;

DISPERSION; FORAGE; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; HOST RANGE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); CICER ARIETINUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIACEAE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; FABACEAE; GENOMES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MESORHIZOBIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NODULATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SYMBIOSIS; SYMBIOSIS ISLANDS;

GENOMES; LATERAL GENE TRANSFER; MESORHIZOBIUM; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS ISLANDS;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FABACEAE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MESORHIZOBIUM; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84889096861     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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