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Contaminants of plant-tissue and cell cultures

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This review describes (1) bacteria, yeasts, fungi, thrips and mites found as contaminants and their effect on plants growing in vitro; (2) methods used for detecting such contaminants and the sources of contamination; and (3) methods for their prevention and/or elimination.

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C. Leifert is with the Department of Cell and Structural Biology, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. J.Y. Ritchie was formerly with the Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD, UK. W.M. Waites is with the Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD, UK. C Leifert is the corresponding author.

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Leifert, C., Ritchie, J.Y. & Waites, W.M. Contaminants of plant-tissue and cell cultures. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 7, 452–469 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00303371

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