Physicochemical basis for the inhibitory effects of organic and inorganic salts on the growth of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum and Pectobacterium atrosepticum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1465-1469

  Yaganza, Elian Simplice ^a   Tweddell, Russell J ^a   Arul, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTHS; CONSTITUENT IONS; INHIBITORY EFFECTS; INORGANIC SALTS; LIPOPHILICITY; LIQUID MEDIUMS;

SALTS;

BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITOR; INORGANIC SALT; ION; ORGANIC SALT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; PECTOBACTERIUM; SALTS; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PECTOBACTERIUM ATROSEPTICUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM;

EID: 61649083095     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02447-08     Document Type: Article

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