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The PmrA-PmrB two-component system responding to acidic pH and iron controls virulence in the plant pathogen Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Hyytiäinen Heidi, Sjöblom Solveig, Palomäki Tiina, Tuikkala Anne, Tapio Palva E
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Efficient response to environmental cues is crucial to successful infection by plant-pathogenic bacteria such as Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora. The expression of the main virulence genes of this pathogen, encoding extracellular enzymes that degrade the plant-cell wall, is subject to complex...
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