Phyllopshere bacterial community structure of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) as affected by cultivar and environmental conditions at time of harvest

Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 721-738

  Lopez Velasco, Gabriela ^a   Welbaum, Gregory E ^a   Falkinham III, Joseph O ^a   Ponder, Monica A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial abundance; Bacterial richness; Cultivar; DGGE; Epiphytic bacteria; Spinach

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; BACTERIUM; BIOTA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTYPE; POPULATION SIZE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84859319658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d3040721     Document Type: Article

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