Identification of phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria using the biolog automated microbial identification system

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 874-878

  Harris Baldwin, A ^a   Gudmestad, Neil C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER ILICIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVIBACTER; CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS SUBSP. TESSELLARIUS; CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CURTOBACTERIUM; LEIFSONIA XYLI SUBSP. CYNODONTIS; RHODOCOCCUS FASCIANS;

EID: 0029738463     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/pd-80-0874     Document Type: Article

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