Characterization and control of endophytic bacterial contaminants in in vitro cultures of Piper spp., Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana, and Withania somnifera

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-74

  Kulkarni, Anjali A ^a   Kelkar, S M ^a   Watve, M G ^b   Krishnamurthy, K V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Endophytic bacterial contamination; Identification; Piper colubrinum; Piper nigrum; Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; PIPER COLUBRINUM; PIPER NIGRUM; TAXUS BACCATA SUBSP WALLICHIANA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHARACTERIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TISSUE CULTURE;

CONTAMINATION;

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPLOX; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PELOX; PIPERACILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL CONTROL; ENDOPHYTE; GYMNOSPERM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLACK PEPPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOPHYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PIPERACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXUS BACCATA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CULTURE MEDIA; PIPER; PLANT DISEASES; STERILIZATION; TAXUS; WITHANIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PIPER COLUBRINUM; PIPER NIGRUM; TAXUS BACCATA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34247403735     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-106     Document Type: Article

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