Comparison of partial 23S rDNA sequences from Rhizobium species

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 526-533

  Tesfaye, Mesfin ^a   Petersen, Daniel J ^a,b   Brian Holl, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; RDNA; Rhizobium; Strain identification

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 8544251328     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-075     Document Type: Article

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