A simple method for screening antimicrobial compounds with application to plant disease and fruit quality

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 548-553

  Narciso, Jan A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatments; Environmental chamber; Experimental method; Macro and microscopic evaluation; Tissue evaluation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS; ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENTS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; FILTER PAPERS; FLORIDA; FRUIT QUALITIES; GLASS SAMPLES; NATURAL MATERIALS; PETRI DISHES; PLANT DISEASE; SIMPLE METHODS;

FRUITS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; FRUIT; INCUBATION; PEST CONTROL;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FILTER; FRUIT; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE;

EID: 64849084792     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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