Virulence mechanisms of Gram-positive plant pathogenic bacteria

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Hogenhout, Saskia A ^a   Loria, Rosemary ^b  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; HEXAPODA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 48049088541     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.05.007     Document Type: Review

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