Regulation of expression of avirulence gene avrRxv and identification of a family of host interaction factors by sequence analysis of avrBsT

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-44

  Ciesiolka, L D ^a   Hwin, T ^a   Gearlds, J D ^a   Minsavage, G V ^b   Saenz, R ^a   Bravo, M ^a   Handley, V ^a   Conover, S M ^c   Zhang, H ^a   Caporgno, J ^a   Phengrasamy, N B ^a   Toms, A O ^c   Stall, R E ^b   Whalen, M C ^a,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights   (United States)

Author keywords

Sequence overlap extension; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC REGULATION; TOMATO; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA; YERSINIA;

EID: 0032959253     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1999.12.1.35     Document Type: Article

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