African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Differential niche occupation and the biotechnological potential of Methylobacterium species associated with sugarcane plants

Pedro Avelino Maia de Andrade
  • Pedro Avelino Maia de Andrade
  • Department of Soil Science, ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Armando Cavalcante Franco Dias
  • Armando Cavalcante Franco Dias
  • Department of Soil Science, ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Simone Raposo Cotta
  • Simone Raposo Cotta
  • Department of Soil Science, ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Diogo Paes da Costa
  • Diogo Paes da Costa
  • Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns/Academic Unit of Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
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João Tiago Correia Oliveira
  • João Tiago Correia Oliveira
  • Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns/Academic Unit of Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
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Lucianne Ferreira Paes de Oliveira
  • Lucianne Ferreira Paes de Oliveira
  • Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns/Academic Unit of Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
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Fernando José Freire
  • Fernando José Freire
  • Department of Soil Science, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Fernando Dini Andreote
  • Fernando Dini Andreote
  • Department of Soil Science, ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Julia Kuklinsky-Sobral
  • Julia Kuklinsky-Sobral
  • Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns/Academic Unit of Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 27 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2018
  •  Published: 07 July 2018

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