Microbial communities of Solanum tuberosum and magainin-producing transgenic lines

Plant and Soil

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 47-56

  O'Callaghan, M ^a   Gerard, E M ^a   Waipara, N W ^b   Young, S D ^a   Glare, T R ^a   Barrell, P J ^c   Conner, A J ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Magainin; Phyllosphere; Potato; Rhizosphere; Solanum tuberosum; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; POSIBACTERIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 12744269592     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-3714-1     Document Type: Article

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