Role of rpfF in virulence and exoenzyme production of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines, the causal agent of bacterial pustule of soybean

Phytopathology

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1252-1260

  Thowthampitak, J ^a   Shaffer, B T ^b   Prathuangwong, S ^a   Loper, J E ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULASE; CELLULASE; ENDO 1,4 BETA D MANNANASE; ENDO-1,4-BETA-D-MANNANASE; MANNOSIDASE; PECTATE LYASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOYBEAN; THAILAND; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MANNOSIDASES; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOYBEANS; THAILAND; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. GLYCINES; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 57449089211     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-98-12-1252     Document Type: Article

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