Genetic characterisation of Pectobacterium wasabiae causing soft rot disease of potato in New Zealand

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-435

  Pitman, Andrew R ^a,b   Harrow, Sally A ^a   Visnovsky, Sandra B ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Erwinia; HrpN; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POTATO; VIRULENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; EUTREMA WASABI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM WASABIAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 76449105022     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-009-9551-y     Document Type: Article

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