Detection of activity responsible for induction of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens virulence genes in bacteriological agar

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4578-4580

  Loubens, Isabelle ^a,c   Chilton, W Scott ^b   Dion, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; GLUCOSE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030688051     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4578-4580.1997     Document Type: Article

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