Genotyping of Serratia marcescens Strains Associated with Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease by Repetitive Elements-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction and DNA-DNA Hybridization

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1240-1246

  Zhang, Q ^a   Weyant, R ^b   Steigerwalt, A G ^b   White, L A ^b   Melcher, U ^a   Bruton, B D ^c   Pair, S D ^c   Mitchell, F L ^d   Fletcher, J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS MELO; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0141702198     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.10.1240     Document Type: Article

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