The XopE2 effector protein of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria is involved in virulence and in the suppression of the hypersensitive response

Botanical Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-72

  Lin, Rong Hwa ^a,c   Peng, Chih Wen ^b   Lin, Yuan Chuen ^a   Peng, Hwei Ling ^c   Huang, Hsiou Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism; Bacterial spot; Hypersensitive response; Type III secretion system; XopE2 effector

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA;

EID: 79953181667     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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