Genomic overview of the phytopathogen Pectobacterium wasabiae strain RNS 08.42.1A suggests horizontal acquisition of quorum-sensing genes

Genetica

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 241-252

  Khayi, Slimane ^a,b   Raoul des Essarts, Yannick ^a,c   Quêtu Laurent, Angélique ^c,d   Moumni, Mohieddine ^b   Hélias, Valérie ^c,d   Faure, Denis ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

^b MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c Fédération Nationale des Producteurs de Plants de Pomme de Terre Recherche Développement Promotion du Plant de Pomme de Terre FN3PT RD3PT   (France)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Blackleg; P. wasabiae; Quorum sensing; Soft rot; T3SS; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PECTOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; QUORUM SENSING; SYNTENY; VIRULENCE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PECTOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SYNTENY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84925515356     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: 15736857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-014-9793-2     Document Type: Article

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