Genome sequence reveals that Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 possesses a large and diverse array of systems for rhizosphere function and host interaction

BMC Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Redondo Nieto, Miguel ^a   Barret, Matthieu ^b   Morrissey, John ^b   Germaine, Kieran ^c   Martínez Granero, Francisco ^a   Barahona, Emma ^a   Navazo, Ana ^a   Sánchez Contreras, María ^a   Moynihan, Jennifer A ^b   Muriel, Candela ^a   Dowling, David ^c   O'Gara, Fergal ^b   Martín, Marta ^a   Rivilla, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS BRASSICACEARUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOSPHERE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; PROPHAGES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOSPHERE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HEXAPODA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84872823095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-54     Document Type: Article

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