The hrpZ and hrpA genes are variable, and useful for grouping Pseudomonas syringae bacteria

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Inoue, Yasuhiro ^a   Takikawa, Yuichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group specific primers; hrpZ; Phylogenetic analysis; Pseudomonas syringae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 31544477713     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-005-0240-1     Document Type: Article

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