Ultrastructure, morphology, and sporogenesis of Pasteuria penetrans

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-283

  Chen, Z X ^a   Dickson, D W ^a   Freitas, L G ^a   Preston, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PASTEURIA PENETRANS; POSIBACTERIA; PRATYLENCHUS PENETRANS; PRATYLENCHUS SCRIBNERI;

EID: 0030902699     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.3.273     Document Type: Article

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