Phyllosphere microbiology

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-243

  Lindow, Steven E ^a   Leveau, Johan H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOSENSOR; COLD INJURY; EPIPHYTE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ECOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036624814     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00313-0     Document Type: Review

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