Nonnodulating Bradyrhizobium spp. modulate the benefits of legume-rhizobium mutualism

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 5259-5268

  Gano Cohen, Kelsey A ^a   Stokes, Peter J ^a   Blanton, Mia A ^a   Wendlandt, Camille E ^a   Hollowell, Amanda C ^a   Regus, John U ^a   Kim, Deborah ^a   Patel, Seema ^a   Pahua, Victor J ^a   Sachs, Joel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CO-INFECTIONS; COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; LEGUME NODULES; PHOTOSYNTHATES; PLANT PERFORMANCE; SOIL INTERFACES;

STRAIN;

LEGUME; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SYMBIONT;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; FABACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; SYMBIOSIS;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; FABACEAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84987899314     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01116-16     Document Type: Article

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