Isolation and modulation of growth of a colonization-impaired strain of Enterobacter cloacae in cucumber spermosphere

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 196-201

  Roberts, D P ^a   Marty, A M ^a   Dery, P D ^a   Hartung, J S ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Enterobacter cloacae; Environmental containment; Proliferation; Spermosphere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029925193     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-030     Document Type: Article

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