Effect of canavanine from alfalfa seeds on the population biology of Bacillus cereus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4683-4688

  Emmert, Elizabeth A B ^a   Milner, Jocelyn L ^a   Lee, Julie C ^b,c   Pulvermacher, Kristie L ^a   Olivares, Heidi A ^a   Clardy, Jon ^b   Handelsman, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c Microcide Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CANAVANINE; HISTIDINE; LYSINE;

ALFALFA; BACTERIUM; GROWTH; INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALFALFA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031737136     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.4683-4688.1998     Document Type: Article

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