Diversity and partial characterization of putative virulence determinants in Pasteuria penetrans, the hyperparasitic bacterium of root- knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Davies, K G ^a   Redden, M ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONFORMATIONS; EPITOPES; HYDROPHOBICITY; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

AFTER-TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; HYPERPARASITE; MELOIDOGYNE SPP; PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION; PASTEURIA PENETRANS; PROTEINASE K; ROOT KNOT NEMATODE; SURFACE HETEROGENEITIES;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

EPITOPE; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; PASTEURIA; PASTEURIA PENETRANS;

EID: 0030856665     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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