Contribution of indole-3-acetic acid production to the epiphytic fitness of Erwinia herbicola

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3256-3263

  Brandl, M T ^a   Lindow, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; CATECHOL 1,2 DIOXYGENASE; INDOLEPYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ERWINIA; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA HERBICOLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031664502     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3256-3263.1998     Document Type: Article

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