To be or not to be: How Pseudomonas solanacearum decides whether or not to express virulence genes

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 459-469

  Schell, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burkholderia; exoenzyme; exopolysaccharide; phytopathogen; Ralstonia; transcriptio nal regulation; two component system

Indexed keywords

BURKHOLDERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SOLANACEARUM; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0029792930     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01877140     Document Type: Article

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