Organisms

Pectobacterium carotovorum

A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that causes rotting, particularly of storage tissues, of a wide variety of plants and causes a vascular disease in CARROTS; and POTATO plants.

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Abstract

A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that causes rotting, particularly of storage tissues, of a wide variety of plants and causes a vascular disease in CARROTS; and POTATO plants.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Bacillus carotovorus
  • Bacterium carotovorum
  • Erwinia caratovora
  • Erwinia carotovora

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2004 (1992)

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Previous Indexing

  • Erwinia (1967-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pectobacterium carotovorum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016973. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016973
  2. Pectobacterium carotovorum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectobacterium_carotovorum
  3. Pectobacterium carotovorum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164586