Lux gene technology - A strategy to optimize biological control of soil-borne diseases

New Phytologist

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 173-181

  White, Duncan ^a   Leifert, Carlo ^a   Ryder, Maarten H ^b   Killham, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Luciferase; Lux gene technology; Metabolic activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENE TECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0029730117     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04352.x     Document Type: Article

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