Identification of homologues to the pathogenicity factor Pat-1, a putative serine protease of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

Microbiological Research

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-427

  Burger, Annette ^a   Gräfen, Ines ^a   Engemann, Jutta ^a   Niermann, Erik ^a   Pieper, Martina ^a   Kirchner, Oliver ^a,b   Gartemann, Karl Heinz ^a   Eichenlaub, Rudolf ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clavibacter; Phytopathogen; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CHROMOSOMES; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS;

CLAVIBACTER; PHYTOPATHOGENS; PLASMIDS; SERINE PROTEASE;

DNA;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATHOGENICITY;

CLAVIBACTER; CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS SUBSP. MICHIGANENSIS;

EID: 24644517917     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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