In situ identification of plant-invasive bacteria with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

Rhizobia form a disparate collection of soil bacteria capable of reducing atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes. The study of rhizobial populations in nature involves the collection of large numbers of nodules found on roots or stems of legumes, and the subsequent typing of nodule bacteria....

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Main Authors: Dominik Ziegler, Anna Mariotti, Valentin Pflüger, Maged Saad, Guido Vogel, Mauro Tonolla, Xavier Perret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3355115?pdf=render