The hrp genes cluster in Erwinia pyrifoliae and determination of HR active domain in HrpNEp protein

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 793, Issue , 2008, Pages 221-230

  Shrestha, R ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Cho, S ^a   Lim, C K ^a   Hong, S ^b   Cho, J M ^a   Hwang, I ^c   Hur, J H ^a   Kim, W S ^d  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dsp hrp; HR; Mutagenesis; Pyrus pyrifolia; Shoot blight

Indexed keywords

ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 61449154692     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.793.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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