Reliability of diagnostic techniques for Erwinia amylovora, the causative agent of fire blight disease

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-221

  Kokoskova B ^a   Mraz I ^b  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PANTOEA DISPERSA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 27144473865     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931569     Document Type: Article

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