Expression of the type III secretion chaperone protein DspF of Erwinia amylovora in apple increases resistance to fire blight

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 793, Issue , 2008, Pages 237-240

  Malnoy, M ^a,b   Borejsza Wysocka, E E ^a   Aldwinckle, H S ^a   Mellotto, M ^c   He, S Y ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ASMA Research Centre   (Italy)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; DspF; Fire blight; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 61449127537     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.793.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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