Hrp-dependent biotrophic mechanism of virulence: How has it evolved in tumorigenic bacteria?

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-324

  Barash, I ^a   Manulis, S ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biotroph; Cytokinins; Galls; Hrp gene cluster; IAA; IS elements; Necrotroph; Pathogenicity island; Plasmid; Type III effectors; Type III secretion system; Virulence

Indexed keywords

NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 23644443194     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981296     Document Type: Short Survey

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