Virulence, resistance to magainin II, and expression of pectate lyase are controlled by the PhoP-PhoQ two-component regulatory system responding to pH and magnesium in Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-53

  Haque, Md Manjurul ^a,b   Tsuyumu, Shinji ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erwinia chrysanthemi; Magainin II; Magnesium; Pectate lyase; ph; Phop PhoQ

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI STR. 3937;

EID: 17644414629     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-004-0158-z     Document Type: Article

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