Exopolysaccharides of the plant pathogens Pseudomonas corrugata and Ps. flavescens and the saprophyte Ps. chlororaphis

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Fett, W F ^a   Cescutti, P ^b   Wijey, C ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANION EXCHANGE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALCALIGENES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS ASPLENII; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA;

EID: 0029835652     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb04497.x     Document Type: Article

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