Xanthan is not essential for pathogenicity in citrus canker but contributes to Xanthomonas epiphytic survival

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-135

  Dunger, Germán ^a   Relling, Verónica M ^a   Tondo, María Laura ^a   Barreras, Máximo ^b   Ielpi, Luis ^b   Orellano, Elena G ^a   Ottado, Jorgelina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Citrus canker; Xanthan; Xanthomonas

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; EPIPHYTE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE; XANTHOMONAS;

CITRUS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 34547098011     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0227-8     Document Type: Article

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