Genomic analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Erwinia amylovora strains from the Mediterranean region including Italy

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Zhang, Y ^a   Merighi, M ^b   Bazzi, C ^b   Geider, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differentiation of European strains; Fire blight; PFGE; Spread of disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000355974     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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