Bacterial pathogens, virulence mechanism and host defence in marine macroalgae

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 925-938

  Egan, Suhelen ^a   Fernandes, Neil Daniel ^a   Kumar, Vipra ^a   Gardiner, Melissa ^a   Thomas, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

SEA WATER; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SEAWEED; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; SEAWATER; SEAWEED; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84898057550     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12288     Document Type: Review

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