Bacterial contaminants of micropropagated plant cultures
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- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 67 (4) , 353-361
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1989.tb02505.x
Abstract
Bacterial contaminants of micropropagated plant cultures were isolated and characterized with standard bacteriological tests and appropriate API strips. Results obtained were analysed by the API identification software. Of 198 bacterial strains isolated from nine plant species, 90% were identified as Bacillus, Enterobacter, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas or Lactobacillus species. Possible sources of contamination are discussed.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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