First evidence for improved resistance to fire blight in transgenic pear expressing the attacin E gene from Hyalophora cecropia

Plant Science

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-31

  Reynoird, J P ^a   Mourgues, F ^a   Norelli, J ^b   Aldwinckle, H S ^b   Brisset, M N ^a   Chevreau, E ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Attacin; Fire blight; Genetic transformation; Pear; Resistance

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; HYALOPHORA CECROPIA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033550157     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00139-9     Document Type: Article

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