Pleiotropic effects of gaca on pseudomonas fluorescens pf0-1 in vitro and in soil

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 5405-5410

  Seaton, Sarah C ^a   Silby, Mark W ^b   Levy, Stuart B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; IN-VITRO; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SP; PSEUDOMONAS SPECIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

ALLELE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLEIOTROPY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 84884233713     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00819-13     Document Type: Article

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