Survival and possible spread of Erwinia amylovora and related plant-pathogenic bacteria exposed to environmental stress conditions

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-93

  Jock, S ^a,b   Langlotz, C ^a,b   Geider, K ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epiphytic survival; Hypersensitive response; Persistence in bark

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 14644433124     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2004.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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