Identification and characterization of strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria from Tanzania by biolog system and sensitivity to antibiotics

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 015-022

  Shenge, K C ^a   Mabagala, R B ^a   Mortensen, C N ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacterial spot; Biolog; Tanzania; Tomato

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; TANZANIA; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA;

EID: 33846579545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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