The presence and characterization of a virF gene on Agrobacterium vitis Ti plasmids

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 429-433

  Schrammeijer, B ^a   Hemelaar, J ^a   Hooykaas, P J J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOSYRINGONE; BACTERIAL GENE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NOPALINE; OCTOPINE; PLASMID;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AGROBACTERIUM VITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA GLAUCA; VIR; VIRUSES (INFECTIVE AGENTS); VITIS;

EID: 0032077425     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.5.429     Document Type: Article

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