Rapid and specific identification of four Agrobacterium species and biovars using multiplex PCR

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 470-479

  Puławska, Joanna ^a   Willems, Anne ^b   Sobiczewski, Piotr ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Biovar species identification; Crown gall; Hairy root; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE;

AGROBACTERIUM RUBI; AGROBACTERIUM VITIS; ALLORHIZOBIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTYPE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MESORHIZOBIUM; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM RUBI; AGROBACTERIUM VITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MESORHIZOBIUM; PHYLLOBACTERIUM; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33747082326     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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