The wxacO gene of Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri encodes a protein with a role in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, biofilm formation, stress tolerance and virulence

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-396

  Li, Jinyun ^a   Wang, Nian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

CITRUS; XANTHOMONAS CITRI;

EID: 79953268727     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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