Development of a semi-selective medium for isolation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum from banana plants

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Tripathi, Leena ^a   Tripathi, Jaindra Nath ^a   Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce Kateera ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Banana Xanthomonas wilt; Carbon sources; Semi selective medium; Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CROP PLANT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 33846481922     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-006-9083-7     Document Type: Article

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