Genetic Analysis of a Pathogenic Erwinia sp. Isolated from Pear in Japan

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1393-1399

  Maxson Stein, Kimberly ^a   McGhee, Gayle C ^a   Smith, James J ^a   Jones, Alan L ^a   Sundin, George W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian pear blight; Fire blight

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; ERWINIA SP.; FUNGI; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 0242308182     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.11.1393     Document Type: Article

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