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Pseudomonas aeruginosa-plant root interactions. Pathogenicity, biofilm formation, and root exudation.
Plant physiology - 1 Jan 2004
Walker Travis S, Bais Harsh Pal, Déziel Eric, Schweizer Herbert P, Rahme Laurence G, Fall Ray, Vivanco Jorge M
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen capable of forming a biofilm under physiological conditions that contributes to its persistence despite long-term treatment with antibiotics. Here, we report that pathogenic P. aeruginosa strains PAO1 and PA14 are capable of infecting the roots of Arabidopsis and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), in vitro and in the soil, and are capable of causing plant...
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