Ralstonia solanacearum AmpD is required for wild-type bacterial wilt virulence

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-185

  Tans Kersten, J ^a   Gay, J ^a   Allen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0008863975     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2000.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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