Biological and genetic factors regulating natural competence in a bacterial plant pathogen

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 160, Issue PART 1, 2014, Pages 37-46

  Kung, Stephanie H ^a   Almeida, Rodrigo P P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE MUTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LIQUID; PLANT DISEASE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; XYLELLA;

EID: 84891595776     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.070581-0     Document Type: Article

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