Spontaneous transfer of the Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and the nopaline catabolism plasmid of A. radiobacter strain K84 in crown gall tissue

Phytopathology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 528-534

  Vicedo, Begonya ^a   Löpez, María José ^a   Asíns, María José ^a   López, María M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM; VIR;

EID: 0006079663     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-86-528     Document Type: Article

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