The mechanics of bacterial cluster formation on plant leaf surfaces as revealed by bioreporter technology

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1325-1332

  Tecon, Robin ^a,b   Leveau, Johan H J ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FABACEAE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PANTOEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FABACEAE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PANTOEA; PLANT LEAVES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 84859949185     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02715.x     Document Type: Article

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