Functional analysis of the role of Fur in the virulence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 11528: Fur controls expression of genes involved in quorum-sensing

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 366, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-287

  Cha, Ji Young ^a   Lee, Jun Seung ^a   Oh, Jeong Il ^a   Choi, Jang Won ^b   Baik, Hyung Suk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ferric uptake regulator (Fur); Plant pathogen interaction; Quorum sensing (QS); Siderophore; Swarming motility; Tabtoxin

Indexed keywords

FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; SIDEROPHORE; TABTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOASSAY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUORUM SENSING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; PLANT DISEASES; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TABACI;

EID: 37449015612     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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