Compost-induced suppression of Pythium damping-off is mediated by fatty-acid-metabolizing seed-colonizing microbial communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 452-460

  McKellar, Mary E ^a   Nelson, Eric B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; SEED;

COTTONSEED COLONIZATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

LINOLEIC ACID;

COMPOST; DAMPING-OFF; DISEASE CONTROL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPOSTING; COTTON; DAMPING OFF DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GERMINATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOWING; SPORANGIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037227155     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.452-460.2003     Document Type: Article

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