Host plant-dependent phenotypic reversion of Ralstonia solanacearum from non-pathogenic to pathogenic forms via alterations in the phcA gene

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 991-1003

  Poussier, Stéphane ^a   Thoquet, Philippe ^a   Trigalet Demery, Danièle ^a   Barthet, Séverine ^a   Meyer, Damien ^a   Arlat, Matthieu ^a   Trigalet, André ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHCA GENE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; REVERTANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0042065215     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03605.x     Document Type: Article

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