Description of Erwinia piriflorinigrans sp. nov., Causal agent of pear blossom necrosis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 793, Issue , 2008, Pages 137-140

  Rosello M ^a   Ferrer, S ^b   Llop, P ^c   Lopez M M ^c   Christen, R ^d   Gardan, L ^e  

^a Area de Protectión Agroalimentaria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; DNA DNA hybridization; PCR; Phenotypic tests; Polyphasic analysis

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ERWINIA PYRIFOLIAE; ERWINIA SP.; PYRUS;

EID: 61449230903     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.793.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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