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The RhaS activator controls the Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 genes rhiN, rhiT and rhiE involved in rhamnogalacturonan catabolism.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Erwinia chrysanthemi causes soft-rot diseases of various plants by enzymatic degradation of the pectin in plant cell walls. The linear regions of pectin are composed of an acidic sugar, D-galacturonic acid. The ramified regions of pectin also include neutral sugars, and are rich in L-rhamnose residues. E. chrysanthemi is able to degrade these polysaccharides, polygalacturonate and rhamnogalacturonate. In E....
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