Cloning of a two-component signal transduction system of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans strain BXPF65

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-295

  Chan, James W Y F ^a   Maynard, Scott ^a   Goodwin, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Signal transduction; Xanthomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CLONING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTIDINE KINASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032436534     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060669809500395     Document Type: Article

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