Inhibitory effect of bacteriophage EPS-depolymerase on growth of asian pear blight pathogen Erwinia pyrifoliae

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 872-876

  Kim, Il Gi ^a   Lee, Myung Shin ^b   Jin, Tae Eun ^a   Hwang, Byung Kook ^b   Lee, Jin Hyung ^a   Suh, Suk Chul ^c   Rhim, Seong Lyul ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian pear blight; EPS depolymerase; Erwinia pyrifoliae; Exopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; HYDROLASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BLIGHT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ERWINIA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 4444343169     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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