Role of pfkA and general carbohydrate catabolism in seed colonization by Enterobacter cloacae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2513-2519

  Roberts, D P ^a,c   Dery, P D ^a   Yucel, I ^a,d   Buyer, J ^a   Holtman, M A ^b   Kobayashi, D Y ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Insect Biocontrol Laboratory   (United States)

^d US Patent Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT SEED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032975516     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2513-2519.1999     Document Type: Article

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