Ectopic expression of Ralstonia solanacearum effector protein popA early in invasion results in loss of virulence

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 447-455

  Kanda, Ayami ^a   Yasukohchi, Masahiko ^a   Ohnishi, Kouhei ^a   Kiba, Akinori ^a   Okuno, Tetsuro ^b   Hikichi, Yasufumi ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial wilt

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; VALERIANA EDULIS;

EID: 0037406636     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2003.16.5.447     Document Type: Article

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