The Caenorhabditis elegans assay: A tool to evaluate the pathogenic potential of bacterial biocontrol agents

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-376

  Zachow, Christin ^a   Pirker, Heidemarie ^a   Westendorf, Christian ^a   Tilcher, Ralf ^b   Berg, Gabriele ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b KWS SAAT SE Co KGaA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonists; BCAs; Caenorhabditis elegans; Nematodes; Pathogenicity; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEMATODA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS;

EID: 70350114407     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-009-9486-3     Document Type: Article

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