Systemic movement of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in several plant species

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 412-421

  Cubero, J ^a,b   Lastra, B ^a,c   Salcedo, C I ^a   Piquer, J ^a   Lopez M M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum; Crown gall; Endophyte; Grapevine; Rose; Stone fruit trees; Systemic infection; Walnut

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIAGNOSIS; FRUITS; ORCHARDS;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; CROWN GALL; ENDOPHYTE; FRUIT TREES; GRAPEVINE; ROSE; STONE FRUIT; STONE FRUIT TREE; SYSTEMIC INFECTION; WALNUT;

TUMORS;

BACTERIUM; INOCULATION; MOVEMENT; PATHOGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR;

ALMOND; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CHERRY; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GRAPE; HYBRID; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PEACH; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT TISSUE; PLANT TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; ROSE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TOMATO; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WALNUT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSANTHEMUM; JUGLANDACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS PERSICA; VITIS;

EID: 33745953021     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02938.x     Document Type: Article

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