Morphological, physiological, and taxonomic characterization of actinobacterial isolates living as endophytes of cacao pods and cacao seeds

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 56-62

  Mouafo Tchinda, Romaric Armel ^a,c   Boudjeko, Thaddée ^a,b   Simao Beaunoir, Anne Marie ^c   Lerat, Sylvain ^c   Tsala, Éric ^c   Monga, Ernest ^c   Beaulieu, Carole ^c  

^a Biotechnology Center Nkolbisson   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinomadura; Biocontrol; Cacao pod; Endophytic actinobacteria; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; GELDANAMYCIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MACROCYCLIC LACTAM; PHYTOHORMONE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBIOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CACAO; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPHYTE; FRUIT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BENZOQUINONES; CACAO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHYTES; FRUIT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; LACTAMS, MACROCYCLIC; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84961700507     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME15146     Document Type: Article

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