Molecular signature of differential virulence in natural isolates of erwinia amylovora

Phytopathology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-198

  Wang, Dongping ^a   Korban, Schuyler S ^a   Zhao, Youfu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Host range

Indexed keywords

AMYLOVORAN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; ROSACEAE; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; ROSACEAE; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 75949130661     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-100-2-0192     Document Type: Article

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