Improving low water activity and desiccation tolerance of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 by osmotic treatments

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 927-937

  Teixido N ^a   Canamas T P ^a   Abadias, M ^a   Usall, J ^a   Solsona, C ^a   Casals, C ^a   Vinas I ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cross protection; Environmental stress; Spray drying; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GLYCEROL; OSMOSIS; SPRAY DRYING; YIELD STRESS;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CROSS-PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LOW WATER; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; SPRAY-DRYING; STRESS RESISTANCE; STRESS TOLERANCE; WATER ACTIVITY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RATE; OSMOSIS; TOLERANCE; VIABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DESICCATION; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC STRESS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; SPRAY DRYING; WATER STRESS;

PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 33748712034     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02948.x     Document Type: Article

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