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Intrinsic antibiotic resistance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) rhizobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

F. C. Garg ,
N. Beri  and
P. Tauro
F. C. Garg
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, India
N. Beri
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, India
P. Tauro
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, India
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Summary

More than 200 wild type isolates of chickpea (C. arietinum) rhizobia were screened for their drug resistance. Only 15 were found to be resistant to one or more antibiotics at a concentration of 5 μg/ml (units/ml). When tested for multiple drug resistance, some were found to be resistant to more than one antibiotic. In competition studies, rhizobia resistant to streptomycin were found to be more competitive than antibioticsensitive strains, while those resistant to penicillin could not compete even with antibiotic-sensitive strains.

Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , August 1985 , pp. 85 - 89
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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