A Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Hrp (type III secretion) deletion mutant expressing the Hrp system of bean pathogen P. syringae pv. syringae 61 retains normal host specificity for tomato

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-52

  Fouts, Derrick E ^a,b   Badel, Jorge L ^a   Ramos, Adela R ^a   Rapp, Ryan A ^a   Collmer, Alan ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO;

EID: 0037215988     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2003.16.1.43     Document Type: Article

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