High levels of cyclic-di-GMP in plant-associated Pseudomonas correlate with evasion of plant immunity

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 521-531

  Pfeilmeier, Sebastian ^a   Saur, Isabel Marie Luise ^b,d   Rathjen, John Paul ^b   Zipfel, Cyril ^a   Malone, Jacob George ^a,c  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic di GMP; Flagellin; Immune evasion; Pseudomonas; PTI

Indexed keywords

BIS(3',5')-CYCLIC DIGUANYLIC ACID; CYCLIC GMP; FLAGELLIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ARABIDOPSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYCLIC GMP; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMMUNE EVASION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84943343779     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12297     Document Type: Article

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