Identifying microorganisms which fill a niche similar to that of the pathogen: A new investigative approach for discovering biological control organisms

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-27

  Yin, Bei ^a   Scupham, Alexandra J ^a   Menge, John A ^a   Borneman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado root rot; BrdU; Molecular microbial ecology; RISA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DNA; PATHOGEN; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI; RENIBACTERIUM SALMONINARUM; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1842659073     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020944.45798.56     Document Type: Article

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