A novel regulatory system required for pathogenicity of Xanthomonas campestris is mediated by a small diffusible signal molecule

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 555-566

  Barber, C E ^a   Tang, J L ^c   Feng, J X ^c   Pan, M Q ^c   Wilson, T J G ^a   Slater, H ^a   Dow, J M ^a   Williams, P ^b   Daniels, M J ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; LAURIC ACID; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DIFFUSION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0031005018     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3721736.x     Document Type: Article

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