Effect of overexpressing rsmA from pseudomonas aeruginosa on virulence of select phytotoxin-producing strains of P. syringae

Phytopathology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 575-587

  Kong, Hye Suk ^a   Roberts, Daniel P ^b   Patterson, Cheryl D ^b   Kuehne, Sarah A ^c   Heeb, Stephan ^c   Lakshman, Dilip K ^b   Lydon, John ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PYOVERDINE; SYRINGOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GEOTRICHUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHASEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ALGINATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GEOTRICHUM; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHASEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84861522832     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-09-11-0267     Document Type: Article

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