Characterization of the rcsB gene from Erwinia amylovora and its influence on exopolysaccharide synthesis and virulence of the fire blight pathogen

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1354-1361

  Bereswill, Stefan ^a   Geider, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ERWINIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PANTOEA STEWARTII SUBSP. STEWARTII;

EID: 0031050998     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1354-1361.1997     Document Type: Article

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