Two-component signal transduction systems of Xanthomonas spp.: A lesson from genomics

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-161

  Qian, Wei ^a   Han, Zhong Ji ^a   He, Chaozu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XANTHOMONAS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 38349168381     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-21-2-0151     Document Type: Review

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