Induction of a virulence response in Agrobacterium tumefaciens by exudates of Pinus pinea cotyledons

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Humara, Jaime M ^a   López, Marián ^a   Ordás, Ricardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conifer; Transformation; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 0032311343     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006295622061     Document Type: Article

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