Pathogenicity of mutants of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora deficient in aerobactin and catecholate siderophore production

Phytopathology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-266

  Bull, Carolee T ^a,b,c   Carnegie, Susan R ^a,b   Loper, Joyce E ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysobactin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012484344     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-86-260     Document Type: Article

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