The rpoN gene of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria is not required for pathogenicity

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 856-859

  Horns, Torsten ^a   Bonas, Ulla ^b  

^a Institut fur Genbiologische Forschung Berlin GmbH   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

ATP binding protein; sigma factor 54

Indexed keywords

XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0030474021     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-9-0856     Document Type: Article

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