Peptide fraction inhibiting plant pathogen growth predominated in cell wall extracts from young plants or in soluble cell fraction from expanded leaves from eggplants

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 155, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 735-737

  Almeida, H O ^a   Mattos, E C ^a   Barbosa, M O ^a   Teixeira, F R ^a   Magalhaes R D M ^a   Romeiro, R S ^a   Fontes, E P B ^a   Baracat Pereira, M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis; Plant defence; Ralstonia solanacearum; Solanaceous

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DICOTYLEDON; INHIBITION; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT DEFENSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 36249009499     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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