Characterization of the hrpC and hrpRS operons of Pseudomonas syringae pathovars syringae, tomato, and glycinea and analysis of the ability of hrpF, hrpG, hrcC, hrpT, and hrpV mutants to elicit the hypersensitive response and disease in plants

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4523-4531

  Deng, Wen Ling ^a,b   Preston, Gail ^b,c   Collmer, Alan ^b   Chang, Chun Jung ^a   Huang, Hsiou Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. GLYCINEA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM;

EID: 0031783010     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.17.4523-4531.1998     Document Type: Article

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