Virulence and inplanta movement of Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii are affected by the diffusible signal factor (DSF)-dependent quorum sensing system

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 710-723

  Barel, Victoria ^a,b   Chalupowicz, Laura ^a   Barash, Isaac ^c   Sharabani, Galit ^a   Reuven, Michal ^a   Dror, Orit ^a   Burdman, Saul ^b   Manulis Sasson, Shulamit ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggregate formation; DSF; Pelargonium hortorum; rpfC; rpfF

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM; XANTHOMONAS HORTORUM;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 84937580611     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12230     Document Type: Article

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