Production of thaxtomin A by Streptomyces scabies strains in plant extract containing media

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 764-768

  Beauséjour, Julie ^a   Goyer, Claudia ^a   Vachon, Joanne ^a   Beaulieu, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common scab; Esterase; Phytotoxin; Suberin

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT TOXIN; SUBERIN; THAXTOMIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOMYCES; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

PROKARYOTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SCABIEI; STREPTOMYCES SCABIES;

EID: 0033305948     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w99-072     Document Type: Article

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