Monitoring population levels of Pseudomonas fluorescens labeled with green fluorescent protein, using fluorescence microscopy and direct fluorescence scanning techniques

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Etebarian, R H ^a   holberg, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apple blue mold; Green fluorescent protein; Malus domestica; Penicillium expansum; Penicillium solitum; Postharvest decay; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 33746500208     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660609507278     Document Type: Article

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