The endophytic lifestyle of Escherichia coli O157:H7: Quantification and internal localization in roots

Phytopathology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 333-340

  Wright, Kathryn M ^a   Chapman, Sean ^a   McGeachy, Kara ^a   Humphris, Sonia ^a   Campbell, Emma ^a   Toth, Ian K ^a   Holden, Nicola J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; ENDOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PECTOBACTERIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POTATO; RHIZOSPHERE; SPINACH; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VEGETABLE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOPHYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LETTUCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PECTOBACTERIUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TOBACCO; VEGETABLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; LACTUCA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; PECTOBACTERIUM ATROSEPTICUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84875472639     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-08-12-0209-FI     Document Type: Article

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