Purification and biological characterization of host-specific SV-toxins from Stemphylium vesicarium causing brown spot of European pear

Phytopathology

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 947-953

  Singh, P ^a   Bugiani, R ^b   Cavanni, P ^b   Nakajima, H ^c   Kodama, M ^c   Otani, H ^a   Kohmoto, K ^c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Servizio Fitosanitario   (Italy)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Host selective toxin

Indexed keywords

BROWN SPOT DISEASE; MYCOSIS; PLANT DISEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TOXIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS; STEMPHYLIUM VESICARIUM;

EID: 0032880993     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1999.89.10.947     Document Type: Article

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