Molecular, physiological, and host-range characterization of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli isolates from watermelon and melon in Israel

Plant Disease

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1339-1347

  Burdman, Saul ^a   Kots, Nadia ^a   Kritzman, Giora ^b   Kopelowitz, June ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c Savyon Diagnostics Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis melo; Cucurbitaceae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

BACTERIAL FRUIT BLOCH (BFB); FRUIT INOCULATION; HAPLOTYPES; PATHOGENICITY ASSAYS;

DISEASES;

BACTERIA; DISEASES; FRUITS; PATHOGENS; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. CITRULLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 28144463400     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-1339     Document Type: Article

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