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Selected References

Baker, K. F. 1971. Fire Blight of pome fruits: The genesis of the concept that bacteria can be pathogenic to plants. Hilgardia 40:603-633.

Beer, S.V. 1990. Fire Blight. pages 61-63 in: Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases. Jones, A.L., and Aldwinckle, H.S. (eds.). APS Press, St. Paul, MN

Johnson, K.B., and V.O. Stockwell. 1998. Management of fire blight: A case study in microbial ecology. Annu. Rev. Phytopathol. 36: 227-248.

McManus, P. and V. Stockwell. 2000. Antibiotics for plant disease control: Silver bullets or rusty sabers? APSnet feature article: http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/Antibiotics/Top.html

Smith, T.J. 1998. Principles of Fire Blight Control in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/treefruit/fireblight/principles.htm

VanderZwet, T., and S.V. Beer. 1995. Fire Blight - Its Nature, Prevention, and Control: A Practical Guide to Integrated Disease Management. U.S. Dept. Agric., Agricultural Information Bull. No. 631.

Vanneste, J.L. (ed.) 2000. Fire Blight: The disease and its causative agent, Erwinia amylovora. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK.

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