Virulence reduction and differing regulation of virulence genes in rpf mutants of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-151

  Jeong, Kyu Sik ^a   Lee, Seung Eun ^a   Han, Jong Woo ^a   Yang, Seung Up ^a   Lee, Byoung Moo ^b   Noh, Tae Hwan ^b   Cha, Jae Soon ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EPS; Exo enzymes; Motility; Rpf; Virulence reduc tion

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949148947     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.2.143     Document Type: Article

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