Host exopolysaccharide quantity and composition impact erwinia: Amylovora bacteriophage pathogenesis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3249-3256

  Roach, Dwayne R ^a,b,c   Sjaarda, David R ^a,b   Castle, Alan J ^a   Svircev, Antonet M ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MEDIUM; ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHAGE INFECTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRODUCTION OF; WILD TYPES;

METABOLITES; POLYSACCHARIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

AMYLOVORAN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FRUCTAN; LEVAN;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMER; POPULATION GROWTH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SUGAR;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FRUCTANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYOVIRIDAE; PLASMIDS; PODOVIRIDAE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY;

EID: 84877132042     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00067-13     Document Type: Article

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