Comparative genomic analysis of the pPT23A plasmid family of Pseudomonas syringae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2113-2126

  Zhao, Youfu ^a   Ma, Zhonghua ^a   Sundin, George W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REPA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. MACULICOLA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. PHASEOLICOLA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO;

EID: 14644388124     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.6.2113-2126.2005     Document Type: Article

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