Chemically modified Chitosans as antimicrobial agents against some plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi

Plant Protection Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Rabea, Entsar Ibrahim ^a   Steurbaut, Walter ^b  

^a DAMANHOUR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Chemically modified chitosans; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887612131     PISSN: 12122580     EISSN: 18059341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/9/2009-PPS     Document Type: Article

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