Characterization of atypical Erwinia carotovora strains causing blackleg of potato in Brazil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 535-545

  Duarte, V ^a   De Boer, S H ^b   Ward, L J ^b   De Oliveira, A M R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blackleg; Erwinia; Pectobacterium; Potato; Soft rot; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN;

ATYPICALS; BLACKLEG; CAROTOVORA; ERWINIA; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; INTERGENIC SPACER REGIONS; PECTOBACTERIA; POTATO; SOFT-ROT; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ERWINIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 1542269689     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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