Iron is a triggering factor for differential expression of Erwinia chrysanthemi strain 3937 pectate lyases in pathogenesis of African violets

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 198-205

  Masclaux, Céline ^a   Hugouvieux Cotte Pattat, Nicole ^b   Expert, Dominique ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Regulation; Siderophore; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA;

EID: 0030045010     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-9-0198     Document Type: Article

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