Synopsis on the taxonomy of the genus Xanthomonas

Phytopathology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 677-682

  Vauterin, Luc ^a,b   Rademaker, Jan ^c   Swings, Jean ^b  

^a Applied Maths   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BOX PCR; DNA homology; ERIC PCR; Pathovar; REP PCR

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 0034086832     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2000.90.7.677     Document Type: Article

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