Variation of lipopolysaccharide among the three major agrobacterium species and the effect of environmental stress on the lipopolysaccharide profile

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Arafat, H H ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Sawada, H ^b   Suzuki, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agrobacteria; Alteration by stress; Discrimination under species level; LPS; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AGROBACTERIUM VITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 63249098965     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2009.1.8     Document Type: Article

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