Identification and characterisation of bacteria causing soft-rot in Agave tequilana

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-331

  Jimenez Hidalgo I ^a   Virgen Calleros, G ^b   Martinez de La Vega O ^a   Vandemark, G ^c   Olalde Portugal, V ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave tequilana; Erwinia cacticida; Pantoea agglomerans; Pseudomonas sp.; Soft rot

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY;

AGAVE; AGAVE TEQUILANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA SP.; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CACTICIDA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 11144358151     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJPP.0000019791.81935.6d     Document Type: Article

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