Contribution of the type II secretion system in systemic infectivity of Ralstonia solanacearum through xylem vessels

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-75

  Tsujimoto, Shintaro ^a   Nakaho, Kazuhiro ^b   Adachi, Masanori ^a   Ohnishi, Kouhei ^a   Kiba, Akinori ^a   Hikichi, Yasufumi ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ralstonia solanacearum; Type II secretion system; Xylem vessels

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 38649134803     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-007-0061-5     Document Type: Article

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