Role of leaf surface sugars in colonization of plants by bacterial epiphytes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 369-374

  Mercier, Julien ^a,b   Lindow, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DNA Plant Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SUGAR;

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; EPIPHYTE; LEAF; LIMITING FACTOR; POPULATION SIZE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEAN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORN; CUCUMBER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PEA; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TOBACCO; TOMATO;

PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0033986064     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.369-374.2000     Document Type: Article

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