Endophytic and rhizospheric bacterial communities isolated from the medicinal plants echinacea purpurea and echinacea angustifolia

International Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 165-174

  Chiellini, Carolina ^a,b   Maida, Isabel ^a   Emiliani, Giovanni ^c   Mengoni, Alessio ^a   Mocali, Stefano ^b   Fabiani, Arturo ^b   Biffi, Sauro ^d   Maggini, Valentina ^e   Gori, Luigi ^e   Vannacci, Alfredo ^e   Gallo, Eugenia ^e   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^e   Fani, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Botanical Garden   (Italy)

^e CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinacea angustifolia; Echinacea purpurea; Endophytes; Medicinal plants; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84930061311     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.219     Document Type: Article

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