Assessment of phenotypic variability in Erwinia stewartii based on metabolic profiles

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-118

  Wilson, W J ^a,c   Dillard, H R ^a   Beer, S V ^b  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

ERWINIA HERBICOLA; ERWINIA STEWARTII; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PANTOEA STEWARTII;

EID: 0032965458     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.2.114     Document Type: Article

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