A conjugative plasmid carrying the efe gene for the ethylene-forming enzyme isolated from Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1205-1209

  Watanabe, K ^a   Nagahama, K ^b   Sato, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b SOJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Plant hormone; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; PLASMID; TRANSPOSON;

PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. GLYCINEA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 0031761258     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.11.1205     Document Type: Article

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