Isolation of endophytic endospore-forming bacteria from Theobroma cacao as potential biological control agents of cacao diseases

Biological Control

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Melnick, Rachel L ^a   Suárez, Carmen ^b   Bailey, Bryan A ^c   Backman, Paul A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst Nac Autonomo Invest A   (Ecuador)

^c ARS Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

ARISA; Bacillus; Cacao; Endophyte; Moniliophthora; Phytophthora; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRINIPELLIS RORERI; MONILIOPHTHORA; OTUS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79955013698     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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