Intense association of non-culturable endophytic bacteria with antibiotic-cleansed in vitro watermelon and their activation in degenerating cultures

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2313-2325

  Thomas, Pious ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial endophytes; Citrullus lanatus; Endophytic microorganisms; Microbial contamination; Plant tissue culture; Tetrazolium staining; VBNC; Viable but non culturable bacteria; Videography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CITRULLUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOPHYTE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CITRULLUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHYTES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 80955166094     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1158-z     Document Type: Article

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