Antibiosis contributes to biological control of fire blight by Pantoea agglomerans strain Eh252 in orchards

Phytopathology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1202-1209

  Stockwell, V O ^a   Johnson, K B ^a   Sugar, D ^a   Loper, J E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicolin; Malus; Microcin; Pantocin; Pome fruit; Pyrus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA HERBICOLA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0036827858     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2002.92.11.1202     Document Type: Article

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