The inter-kingdom solo OryR regulator of Xanthomonas oryzae is important for motility

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-221

  González, Juan F ^a   Myers, Michael P ^a   Venturi, Vittorio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ORYZA SATIVA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XANTHOMONAS;

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

EID: 84874674692     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00843.x     Document Type: Article

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