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The att locus of Rhodococcus fascians strain D188 is essential for full virulence on tobacco through the production of an autoregulatory compound.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 2001
Maes T, Vereecke D, Ritsema T, Cornelis K, Thu H N, Van Montagu M, Holsters M, Goethals K
Abstract excerpt
The ability of Rhodococcus fascians strain D188 to provoke leafy gall formation on a variety of plant species is correlated with the linear plasmid pFiD188, on which different pathogenicity loci were identified. The att locus affects the severity of symptom development on tobacco, whereas the fas locus is essential for virulence. To gain insight into the function of the att locus, sequence and expression analyses...
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