Genetic analysis of functions involved in adhesion of Pseudomonas putida to seeds

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2363-2369

  Espinosa Urgel, Manuel ^a   Salido, Amparo ^a   Ramos, Juan Luis ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPERMATOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034005123     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2363-2369.2000     Document Type: Article

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