Influence of the production of antibacterial and antifungal proteins by transgenic plants on the saprophytic soil microflora

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-104

  Glandorf, D C M ^a   Bakker, P A H M ^a   Van Loon, L C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antimicrobial proteins; mycorrhizae; pathogenesis related proteins; review; soil microflora; transgenic plants; vesicular arbuscular

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL PROTEIN; ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCORRHIZA; RHIZOBIA; SOIL MICROFLORA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GLOMUS MOSSEAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0030616985     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.1.85     Document Type: Review

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