Mutation of the gene encoding a major outer-membrane protein in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris causes pleiotropic effects, including loss of pathogenicity

Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2842-2854

  Chen, Yih Yuan ^a   Wu, Chieh Hao ^a   Lin, Juey Wen ^a   Weng, Shu Fen ^a   Tseng, Yi Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA 1,4 MANNANASE; BETA MANNOSIDASE; PROTEIN MOPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTER MEMBRANE; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BRASSICA; CELL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 77956389122     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.039420-0     Document Type: Article

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