Physiological, biochemical and molecular analyses of an Italian collection of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-300

  Peluso, Raffaele ^a   Raio, Aida ^a   Morra, Fabio ^a   Zoina, Astolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S + IGS; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Biovar; Opine; PCR RFLP; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ITALY;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUONYMUS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0037518215     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023556108085     Document Type: Article

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