Reducing Pectobacterium virulence by expression of an N-acyl homoserine lactonase gene Plpp-aiiA in Lysobacter enzymogenes strain OH11

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Qian, Guo Liang ^a   Fan, Jia Qin ^a   Chen, De Feng ^a   Kang, Yue Jing ^a   Han, Bing ^a   Hu, Bai Shi ^a   Liu, Feng Quan ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone; AiiA; Lysobacter enzymogenes; Pectobacterium carotovorum

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. CITRULLI; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; CACTACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYSOBACTER; LYSOBACTER ENZYMOGENES; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 70450224648     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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