Characterization of a defensin in bark and fruit tissues of peach and antimicrobial activity of a recombinant defensin in the yeast, Pichia pastoris

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 563-572

  Wisniewski, Michael E ^a   Bassett, Carole L ^a   Artlip, Timothy S ^a   Webb, Robert P ^a   Janisiewicz, Wojciech J ^a   Norelli, John L ^a   Goldway, Martin ^b   Droby, Samir ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; FUNGI; PROTEINS; TISSUE; YEAST;

FRUIT TISSUES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0344237271     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-3054.2003.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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