The role of cell-surface lectins in the aggregation of azospirilla

Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 408-412

  Nikitina, V E ^a   Ponomareva, E G ^a   Alen'kina, S A ^a   Konnova, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Azospirilla; Lectin; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644241042     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010425925854     Document Type: Article

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