Genomic approaches in Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria allow fishing for virulence genes

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 203-214

  Büttner, Daniela ^a   Noël, Laurent ^b   Thieme, Frank ^a   Bonas, Ulla ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avirulence proteins; hrp Genes; Pathogenicity island; Plant inducible promoter box (PIP box); Translocation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIAL INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; HYPERSENSITIVE RESPONSE AND PATHOGENICITY PROTEIN; PROTEIN AVRBS1; PROTEIN AVRBS2; PROTEIN AVRBS3; PROTEIN AVRBS4; PROTEIN AVRBST; PROTEIN AVRRXV; PROTEIN AVRXV3; PROTEIN AVRXV4; PROTEIN HPAA; PROTEIN XOPA; PROTEIN XOPB; PROTEIN XOPC; PROTEIN XOPJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FISHING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA;

EID: 0344256435     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2003.07.012     Document Type: Article

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