Bacterial Effectors in Plant Disease and Defense: Keys to Durable Resistance?

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1272-1282

  Ponciano, Grisel ^a   Ishihara, Hiromichi ^b   Tsuyumu, Shinji ^b   Leach, Jan E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0242338749     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.11.1272     Document Type: Review

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