Induction of root-mat symptoms on cucumber plants by Rhizobium, but not by Ochrobactrum or Sinorhizobium, harbouring a cucumopine Ri plasmid

Plant Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 799-805

  Weller, S A ^a   Stead, D E ^a   Young, J P W ^b  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Proteobacteria; Attachment; Conjugation; Rhizosphere; Ti plasmid; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; PLANT; ROOT; SYMPTOM;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; OCHROBACTRUM; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33645470947     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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