The C4-dicarboxylate transport system ofRhizobium meliloti and its role in nitrogen fixation during symbiosis with alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

D. Jording; C. Uhde; R. Schmidt; A. Pühler

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The C4-dicarboxylate transport system ofRhizobium meliloti and its role in nitrogen fixation during symbiosis with alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

D. Jording C. Uhde R. Schmidt

A. Pühler

Experientia Vol. 50 No. 10 pp. 874-883 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Oct 01, 1994
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From the Department of Neurology (Drs. RoobSchmidt, Kapeller, Lechner, Hartung, and Fazekas) and the MR Institute (Drs. Schmidt, Kapeller, and Fazekas), Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria.

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D. Jording, C. Uhde, R. Schmidt, et al. (1994). The C4-dicarboxylate transport system ofRhizobium meliloti and its role in nitrogen fixation during symbiosis with alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Experientia, 50(10), 874-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01923473

The C4-dicarboxylate transport system ofRhizobium meliloti and its role in nitrogen fixation during symbiosis with alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

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