An extracellular protease of Pseudomonas fluorescens inactivates antibiotics of Pantoea agglomerans

Phytopathology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1228-1234

  Anderson, L Meadow ^a,c   Stockwell, Virginia O ^b   Loper, Joyce E ^a  

^a HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erwinia herbicola

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 7544232409     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.11.1228     Document Type: Article

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