Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris gum mutants: Effects on xanthan biosynthesis and plant virulence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1607-1617

  Katzen, Federico ^a,b   Ferreiro, Diego U ^a   Oddo, Cristian G ^a   Ielmini, M Verónica ^a   Becker, Anke ^b   Pühler, Alfred ^b   Ielpi, Luis ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE; GLUCURONIC ACID; LIPID; MANNOSE; PENTASACCHARIDE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0031945268     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1607-1617.1998     Document Type: Article

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