Consequences of disrupting Salmonella AI-2 signaling on interactions within soft rots

Phytopathology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 352-361

  Cox, Clayton E ^a   McClelland, Michael ^b   Teplitski, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Produce safety; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.;

EID: 84875445139     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-09-12-0237-FI     Document Type: Article

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