Indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri is increased in the presence of plant leaf extracts

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Costacurta, Antonia ^a   Mazzafera, Paulo ^a   Rosato, Yoko B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citrus bacterial cancer; Indole 3 acetic acid; Pathogenic bacteria; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citrumelo

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; XANTHOMONAS;

XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

EID: 0032519985     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00573-9     Document Type: Article

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