Antimicrobial properties and morphological characteristics of two Photorhabdus luminescens strains

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-127

  Bondi, M ^a   Messi, P ^a   Sabia, C ^a   Baccaranicontri, M ^a   Manicardi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; P. Luminescens; Phage tail like bacteriocins; Variant forms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIOCIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

BACTERIOCINS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0033110944     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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