Mutation in the xpsD gene of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri affects cellulose degradation and virulence

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Baptista, Juliana Cristina ^a,b   Machado, Marcos Antonio ^a   Homem, Rafael Augusto ^a,b   Torres, Pablo Sebastián ^c   Vojnov, Adrian Alberto ^c   Do Amaral, Alexandre Morais ^a,d  

^a Centro APTA Citros Sylvio Moreira   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Fundacion Pablo Cassara   (Argentina)

^d EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citrus canker; Transposome; Type II secretion system

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

CITRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 77749309266     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000110     Document Type: Article

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