Identification, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Biological Characterization of Serratia marcescens Strains Causing Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1233-1239

  Rascoe, J ^a,d   Berg, M ^a   Melcher, U ^a   Mitchell, F L ^b   Bruton, B D ^c   Pair, S D ^c   Fletcher, J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas A and M   (United States)

^c US Dept Agric Agric Res Serv   (United States)

^d Agdia Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Enterobacteriaceae; Niche adaptation; Opportunistic pathogen; Phloem resident bacterium; Squash; Watermelon; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; UNCULTURED GAMMA PROTEOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0141478960     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.10.1233     Document Type: Article

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