The specificity of PCR-based protocols for detection of erwinia amylovora

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Powney, Rachel ^a,b,c,d   Beer, Steven V ^b   Plummer, Kim ^c   Luck, Jo ^a,d   Rodoni, Brendan ^a,d  

^a Australia Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Fire blight; Molecular identification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PYRUS;

EID: 79954543556     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: 14486032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13313-010-0017-7     Document Type: Article

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