Genetic manipulation of plant growth-promoting bacteria to enhance biocontrol of phytopathogens

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 353-378

  Glick, Bernard R ^a   Bashan, Yoav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; PGPR; Phytopathogens; Plant growth promoting bacteria; Soil bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENETIC MANIPULATION;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHYTOPATHOGENS; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA (PGPB);

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; 2,4 DIACETYLPHLOROGLUCINOL; AGROCIN 434; AGROCIN 84; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHITINASE; ETHYLENE; HERBICOLIN; OOMYCIN; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; PYOLUTEORIN; PYRROLNITRIN; SIDEROPHORE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; PATHOGEN;

ACETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BURKHOLDERIA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTER; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; REVIEW; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 0031295983     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-9750(97)00004-9     Document Type: Review

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