Chromosomal and plasmid diversity of agrobacterium strains isolated from Ficus benjamina tumors

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-174

  Raio, Aida ^a   Peluso, Raffaele ^a   Nesme, Xavier ^b   Zoina, Astolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium larrymoorei; Plasmid profile; Population structure; pTI; Ribotype

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM LARRYMOOREI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FICUS BENJAMINA; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 1542320919     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJPP.0000015346.78805.7a     Document Type: Article

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