Thermoregulation of virulence gene expression in the fire blight pathogen erwinia amylovora

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 489, Issue , 1999, Pages 321-326

  Goyer, Claudia ^a   Ullrich, Matthias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Environmental factors; Pear; Plant disease; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342609903     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.489.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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