PecS and PecT coregulate the synthesis of HrpN and pectate lyases, two virulence determinants in Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1205-1214

  Nasser, William ^a   Reverchon, Sylvie ^a   Vedel, Regine ^b   Boccara, Martine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Hypersensitive response

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 26944455545     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-18-1205     Document Type: Article

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