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Biofilm dispersal in Xanthomonas campestris is controlled by cell-cell signaling and is required for full virulence to plants.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Sept 2003
Dow J Maxwell, Crossman Lisa, Findlay Kim, He Yong-Qiang, Feng Jia-Xun, Tang Ji-Liang
Abstract excerpt
The rpf gene cluster of Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris (Xcc) is required for the pathogenesis of this bacterium to plants. Several rpf genes are involved in the coordinate positive regulation of the production of virulence factors mediated by the small diffusible molecule DSF (for diffusible signal factor). RpfF directs the synthesis of DSF, and a two-component sensory transduction system comprising...
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