Mutagenesis of β-1,3-glucanase genes in Lysobacter enzymogenes strain C3 results in reduced biological control activity toward Bipolaris leaf spot of tall fescue and Pythium damping-off of sugar beet

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 701-707

  Palumbo, Jeffrey D ^a,c   Yuen, Gary Y ^b   Jochum, C Christine ^b   Tatum, Kristin ^a   Kobayashi, Donald Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BIPOLARIS; BIPOLARIS SOROKINIANA; FUNGI; LYSOBACTER ENZYMOGENES; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM VAR. ULTIMUM; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 20044391495     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0701     Document Type: Article

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