A novel antimicrobial protein for plant protection consisting of a Xanthomonas oryzae harpin and active domains of cecropin A and melittin

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 777-793

  Che, Yi Zhou ^b   Li, Yu Rong ^a   Zou, Hua Song ^a   Zou, Li Fang ^a   Zhang, Bing ^b   Chen, Gong You ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN A; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; HCM1 PROTEIN; MELITTIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PESTICIDE; PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPORE GERMINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; BACTERIA; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZICOLA;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; MELITTEN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PESTICIDES; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 80054090598     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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