Avirulence genes in plant-pathogenic bacteria: Signals or weapons?

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 693-704

  Vivian, Alan ^a   Gibbon, Marjorie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

avr genes; Bacterial type III secretion systems; Gene for gene interactions; hrp genes; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PEA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030980652     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-3-693     Document Type: Review

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