Requirement for genes with homology to ABC transport systems for attachment and virulence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5302-5308

  Matthysse, Ann G ^a   Yarnall, Heather A ^a,b   Young, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029813129     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5302-5308.1996     Document Type: Article

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