Characterization of pilP, a gene required for twitching motility, pathogenicity, and biofilm formation of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae RS-1

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 551-560

  Liu, He ^a   Tian, Wen Xiao ^a   Ibrahim, Muhammad ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Zhang, Guo Qing ^a   Zhu, Bo ^a   Xie, Guan Lin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidovorax avanae subspecies avanae; Biofilm formation; Twitching motility; Type IV pili; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOTILITY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; RICE; SUBSPECIES; VIRULENCE;

ACIDOVORAX; ACIDOVORAX AVENAE SUBSP. AVENAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84867141422     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-012-0038-x     Document Type: Article

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