DspA, an essential pathogenicity factor of Erwinia amylovora showing homology with AvrE of Pseudomonas syringae, is secreted via the Hrp secretion pathway in a DspB-dependent way

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1057-1069

  Gaudriault, S ^a   Malandrin, L ^a,c   Paulin, J P ^b   Barny, M A ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b JNRA Angers   (France)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TOMATO; YERSINIA;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO; PYRUS COMMUNIS; YERSINIA;

EID: 0030696362     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6442015.x     Document Type: Article

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