Regulation and biochemistry of exopolysaccharide synthesis of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora and pear pathogens from Korea and Japan

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 590, Issue , 2002, Pages 457-461

  Geider, K ^a   Du, Z ^a   Hildebrand, M ^a   Kim, W S ^a   Menggad, M ^a   Schollmeyer, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activators; Asian pear pathogens; EPS; Erwinia pyrifoliae; Levansucrase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879598158     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.590.70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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