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Pathogenomics of Xanthomonas: understanding bacterium–plant interactions
Xanthomonas is a large genus of Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented bacteria that cause disease in nearly 400 plant hosts, including economically important crops s...
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The versatility and adaptation of bacteria from the genus Stenotrophomonas
Stenotrophomonas spp. are found throughout the environment, particularly in close association with plants.
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Open AccessErratum to: Genome sequence and rapid evolution of the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99A
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Open AccessGenome sequence and rapid evolution of the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99A
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial blight of rice (Oryza sativa L.), a major disease that constrains production of this staple crop in many parts of the world. We report here on the complete genome se...
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Open AccessThe complete genome, comparative and functional analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophiliareveals an organism heavily shielded by drug resistance determinants
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a nosocomial opportunistic pathogen of the Xanthomonadaceae. The organism has been isolated from both clinical and soil environments in addition to the sputum of cystic fibrosis pa...
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A novel proline-rich glycoprotein associated with the extracellular matrix of vascular bundles of Brassica petioles
A panel of monoclonal antibodies (MAC204, MAC236, MAC265) which recognise extracellular matrix glycoproteins implicated in plant-microbe interactions has been used to study glycoprotein antigens in petioles o...
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Structural characterization of protein secretion genes of the bacterial phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris: relatedness to secretion systems of other gram-negative bacteria
The nucleotide sequence was determined of a 5.3 kb region of the Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris genome carrying a gene cluster encoding protein secretion and pathogenicity functions. A putative promot...
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A multipurpose broad host range cloning vector and its use to characterise an extracellular protease gene of Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris
A multipurpose broad host range plasmid, pIJ3200, was constructed by inserting the polylinker-containing 445 by PvuII fragment of Bluescript M13 into the EcoRI site of the cosmid pLAFR1. Using this vector a prote...
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Gene expression in Brassica campestris showing a hypersensitive response to the incompatible pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians, a pathogen of lettuce, elicits a hypersensitive response within 12 hours of inoculation into Brassica leaves, characterized by tissue collapse, loss of membrane integrity, vei...