Detection of Erwinia amylovora by novel chromosomal polymerase chain reaction primers

Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 748-756

  Obradovic, D ^a   Balaz, J ^b   Kevresan, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO   (Montenegro)

^b University of Novi Sad   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Chromosome; Erwinia amylovora; Molecular test; PCR; PEA29

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA;

EID: 36849028130     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S002626170706015X     Document Type: Article

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