Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of cucurbit-associated Acidovorax

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-32

  Makizumi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Igarashi, Mitsuru ^a   Gotoh, Kiyotaka ^a   Murao, Kazunori ^a   Yamamoto, Momoe ^a   Udonsri, Nutthawoot ^a   Ochiai, Hirokazu ^b   Thummabenjapone, Petcharat ^c   Kaku, Hisatoshi ^a  

^a Sakata Seed Ibérica SLU   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequence; Acidovorax; Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB); Pathogenicity; Seed health test; Seedborne pathogen

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX; ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. AVENAE; ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. CITRULLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 78650676788     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-010-0273-y     Document Type: Article

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