Autecology of the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 in the rhizosphere and inside roots at later stages of plant development

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-130

  Troxler, Joseph ^a   Zala, Marcello ^a   Natsch, Andreas ^a   Moënne Loccoz, Yvan ^a   Défago, Geneviève ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Culturability; Pseudomonas; Risk assessment; Root colonisation; Viability

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INOCULATION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHACELIA; POACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030802198     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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