Development of a semi-nested PCR based method for sensitive detection of tumorigenic Agrobacterium in soil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 710-721

  Pulawska J ^a   Sobiczewski, P ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Crown gall; PCR

Indexed keywords

ORCHARDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL TESTING; TUMORS;

AGROBACTERIA; BACTERIAL CELLS; CROWN GALL; DNA ISOLATION; NESTED PCR; PCR; PRE-INCUBATION; SELECTIVE MEDIUM; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SOIL SUSPENSION;

SOILS;

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DETECTION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CARCINOGENESIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CROWN GALL; ERWINIA; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MESORHIZOBIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SOIL; XANTHOMONAS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROSA;

EID: 14844290303     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02503.x     Document Type: Article

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