Rep-PCR reveals a high genetic homogeneity among Ugandan isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Aritua, V ^a,b   Nanyonjo, A ^a   Kumakech, F ^a   Tushemereirwe, W ^a  

^a Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banana xanthomonas wilt; Finger printing; Musa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BANANA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PLANT DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UGANDA; WILTING; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENSETE; ENSETE VENTRICOSUM; MUSA; PROKARYOTA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 33846955097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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