Effect of five antimicrobial peptides on the growth of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Escherichia coli and Xylella fastidiosa

Vitis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-97

  Li, Z T ^a   Gray, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecropins; Growth inhibition; Lytic peptides; Magainins; Pierce's disease; Shiva 1

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; VITIS SP.; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 0042349646     PISSN: 00427500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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