Expression of the Pseudomonas syringae avirulence protein AvrB in plant cells alleviates its dependence on the hypersensitive response and pathogenicity (Hrp) secretion system in eliciting genotype-specific hypersensitive cell death

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1095-1105

  Gopalan, Suresh ^a   Bauer, David W ^b   Alfano, James R ^b   Loniello, Amy O ^b   He, Sheng Yang ^a   Collmer, Alan ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 0030198512     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.7.1095     Document Type: Article

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