Genetic Evidence that Loss of Virulence Associated with gacS or gacA Mutations in Pseudomonas syringae B728a Does Not Result from Effects on Alginate Production

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1400-1403

  Willis, David K ^a,b   Holmstadt, Jeremy J ^b   Kinscherf, Thomas G ^b  

^a US Dept Agric Agric Res S   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GACA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LEMA PROTEIN, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PSEUDOMONAS; VIRULENCE;

ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSEUDOMONAS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035291229     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.3.1400-1403.2001     Document Type: Article

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