Detection and identification of Brenneria nigrifluens, the causal agent of the shallow bark canker of walnut by, PCR amplification

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 156, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 464-469

  Loreti, S ^a   De Simone, D ^a   Gallelli, A ^a  

^a CRA Centro di Ricerca per la Patologia Vegetale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplicon; Diagnosis; Juglans regia; Minisatellite M13

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BARK; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRENNERIA; BRENNERIA NIGRIFLUENS; ERWINIA; JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; MONAS; PECTOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; XANTHO;

EID: 64949176687     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01393.x     Document Type: Article

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