Determination of minimal bactericidal and effective antibiotic treatment concentrations for bacterial contaminants from micropropagated strawberries

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-230

  Tanprasert, Piyarak ^a   Reed, Barbara M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bacterial contamination; Fragaria; Phytotoxicity; Pseudomonas; Xanthomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELAGATIS; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA ANANASSA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA;

EID: 0031462611     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-997-0027-5     Document Type: Article

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