Antibiotic production by Erwinia herbicola Eh1087: Its role in inhibition of Erwinia amylovora and partial characterization of antibiotic biosynthesis genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1837-1844

  Kearns, L P ^a   Mahanty, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA HERBICOLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMICIDAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031834077     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1837-1844.1998     Document Type: Article

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