THE DESERT EPIPHYTE TILLANDSIA-RECURVATA HARBORS THE NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIUM PSEUDOMONAS-STUTZERI

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作者
PUENTE, ME [1 ]
BASHAN, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] CIB,BIOL RES CTR,DEPT MICROBIOL,DIV EXPTL BIOL,MEXICO CITY 23000,DF,MEXICO
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE BOTANIQUE | 1994年 / 72卷 / 03期
关键词
BENEFICIAL BACTERIA; BROMELIADS; BROMELIACEAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; TILLANDSIA RECURVATA;
D O I
10.1139/b94-054
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Pseudomonas stutzeri, a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, was isolated from the interior of the desert epiphyte Tillandsia recurvata, which grows on electrical cables and giant columnar cacti in the semiarid zone of Baja California, Mexico. This study is the first to indicate the possible close association between bromeliad plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
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页码:406 / 408
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