Douglas-fir root-associated microorganisms with inhibitory activity towards fungal plant pathogens and human bacterial pathogens

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 690-700

  Axelrood, Paige E ^a   Clarke, Alison M ^b   Radley, Reed ^a   Zemcov, S Janet V ^b  

^a BC Research Inc   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; conifer rhizosphere; in vitro

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FOREST; FUSARIUM; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE;

ABIES; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYLINDROCARPON; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MIRABILIS; OOMYCETES; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; BACILLUS; PINACEAE; PYTHIUM; STREPTOVERTICILLIUM;

BACTERIAL PATHOGEN; DOUGLAS-FIR; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; ROOT;

EID: 0029660297     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-094     Document Type: Article

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