Biological control of apple blue mold with Pseudomonas fluorescens

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 591-598

  Etebarian, Hassan Reza ^a,d   Sholberg, Peter L ^a   Eastwell, Kenneth C ^b   Sayler, Ronald J ^c,e  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

GFP; Malus; P. solitum; Penicillium expansum; Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROSCOPES; PROTEINS;

GFP; MALUS; P. SOLITUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; POSTHARVEST DISEASE;

DISEASE CONTROL;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; PHOTOGRAPH;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COLONY FORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM SOLITUM; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MALUS; PENICILLIUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM SOLITUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 28344432458     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-039     Document Type: Article

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