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Filtering by: Committee Member Schuster, Martin Date issued sim 2010-06-11 Degree Field Botany and Plant Pathology

Evaluation of the colonization and biofilm production by Burkholderia pyroccinia FP62 on geranium leaves

Creator:

Wallace, Patricia K.

Abstract:

The leaf surface is a stark environment for bacterial colonists with limited availability of nutrients, water and protected niches. Despite these limitations, a plethora of bacteria appear to have adapted ways to survive and flourish on leaf surfaces. One mechanism of survival is the formation of biofilms. Biofilms are a...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis