Swimming motility, a virulence trait of Ralstonia solanacearum, is regulated by FlhDC and the plant host environment

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 686-695

  Tans Kersten, Julie ^a   Brown, Darby ^a   Allen, Caitilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 2442423110     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2004.17.6.686     Document Type: Article

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