Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri enters the VBNC state after copper treatment and retains its virulence

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-148

  Del Campo, Raquel ^a   Russi, Paola ^a   Mara, Pamela ^a   Mara, Héctor ^a   Peyrou, Mercedes ^a   De León, Inés Ponce ^a   Gaggero, Carina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

5 cyano 2,3 ditolyl tetrazolium chloride (CTC) staining; Canker; Copper; VBNC; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

Indexed keywords

5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYL TETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; TETRAZOLIUM BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CANKER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; GRAPEFRUIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VIABLE BUT NONCULTURABLE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CITRUS PARADISI; COPPER SULFATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT DISEASES; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 68949209845     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01709.x     Document Type: Article

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