A putative colRXC1049-colSXC1050 two-component signal transduction system in Xanthomonas campestris positively regulates hrpC and hrpE operons and is involved in virulence, the hypersensitive response and tolerance to various stresses

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 569-578

  Zhang, Sui Sheng ^a   He, Yong Qiang ^a   Xu, Li Ming ^a   Chen, Bo Wen ^a   Jiang, Bo Le ^a   Liao, Jie ^a   Cao, Jin Rui ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Huang, Yan Qiang ^a   Liang, Xiao Xia ^a   Tang, Dong Jie ^a   Lu, Guang Tao ^a   Tang, Ji Liang ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ColR ColS two component system; Pathogenicity; Phytopathogen; Stress response; Xanthomonas

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; COLR PROTEIN; COLS PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HRPC GENE; HRPE GENE; HRPG GENE; HRPX GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PATHOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PLANT DISEASES; RAPHANUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UP-REGULATION; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 52149094309     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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