Over-expression of snakin-2 and extensin-like protein genes restricts pathogen invasiveness and enhances tolerance to Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-37

  Balaji, Vasudevan ^a,b   Smart, Christine D ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis; Extensin like protein; Snakin 2; T DNA; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; T DNA; T-DNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS SUBSP. MICHIGANENSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84856212453     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9506-x     Document Type: Article

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