Duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction reveals competition between Erwinia amylovora and E. pyrifoliae on pear blossoms

Phytopathology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 673-679

  Lehman, Susan M ^a,b   Kim, Won Sik ^a,c   Castle, Alan J ^b   Svircev, Antonet M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Norgen Biotek Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Microbial population dynamics; Multiplex detection; Quantitative PCR; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FLOWER; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOSIS; ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FLOWERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA;

EID: 46249114925     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-98-6-0673     Document Type: Article

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