Expression of avrPphB, an avirulence gene from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola, and the delivery of signals causing the hypersensitive reaction in bean

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-256

  Puri, Nakul ^a   Jenner, Carol ^a   Bennett, Mark ^a   Stewart, Ruth ^a   Mansfield, John ^a   Lyons, Nigel ^b   Taylor, John ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disease resistance; halo blight; signalling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031105461     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.2.247     Document Type: Article

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