Contribution of Erwinia amylovora exopolysaccharides amylovoran and levan to biofilm formation: Implications in pathogenicity

Phytopathology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1237-1244

  Koczan, Jessica M ^a   McGrath, Molly J ^a   Zhao, Youfu ^b   Sundin, George W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOVORAN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FRUCTAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LEVAN; LEVANSUCRASE;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL MOTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; XYLEM;

BIOFILMS; CELL MOVEMENT; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FRUCTANS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MALUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PYRUS; XYLEM;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 70449514296     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-99-11-1237     Document Type: Article

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