Multilocus sequence analysis and type III effector repertoire mining provide new insights into the evolutionary history and virulence of Xanthomonas oryzae

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-302

  Hajri, Ahmed ^a   Brin, Chrystelle ^a   Zhao, Shuai ^b,c   David, Perrine ^a   Feng, Jia Xun ^c   Koebnik, Ralf ^b   Szurek, Boris ^b   Verdier, Valérie ^b   Boureau, Tristan ^d   Poussier, Stephane ^e,f  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^e AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZICOLA;

EID: 84855749573     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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