Determinants of pathogenicity and avirulence in plant pathogenic bacteria

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 329-335

  Collmer, Alan ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032130158     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1369-5266(88)80055-4     Document Type: Article

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