Research Article

Analysis of the Bacterial Diversity Associated with the Roots of Maize (Zea mays L.) through Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods

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Community composition of bacteria based on culture dependent (CD) and culture-independent methods (CI) from maize cv. Monsanto DK684RR2. Chelius and Triplett [18] results were added for comparison. The Greek letters correspond to Proteobacteria subdivisions. R: rhizoplane; E: endophytes; R + E: rhizoplane plus endophytes.
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