The rsmA-like gene rsmAXoo of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae regulates bacterial virulence and production of diffusible signal factor

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-237

  Zhu, Pei Liang ^a   Zhao, Shuai ^a   Tang, Ji Liang ^a   Feng, Jia Xun ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELLULASE; GLYCOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIFFUSION; ENZYMOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RICE; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

AMYLASES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULASE; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

EID: 79952053657     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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