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Phenotypic and genetic diversity of rice seed-associated bacteria and their role in pathogenicity and biological control.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2009
Cottyn B, Debode J, Regalado E, Mew T W, Swings J
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AIMS: To study the phenotypic and genetic diversity of culturable bacteria associated with rice seed and to asses the antagonistic and pathogenic potential of the isolated bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seed of rice cultivar PSBRc14 was collected from farmers' fields of irrigated lowland in southern Luzon, Philippines. Isolations of distinct colonies yielded 498 isolates. Classification of the isolates according...
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