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The effect of cellulose overproduction on binding and biofilm formation on roots by Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Sept 2005
Matthysse Ann G, Marry Mazz, Krall Leonard, Kaye Mitchell, Ramey Bronwyn E, Fuqua Clay, White Alan R
Abstract excerpt
Agrobacterium tumefaciens growing in liquid attaches to the surface of tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana roots, forming a biofilm. The bacteria also colonize roots grown in sterile quartz sand. Attachment, root colonization, and biofilm formation all were markedly reduced in celA and chvB mutants, deficient in production of cellulose and cyclic beta-(1,2)-D-glucans, respectively. We have identified two genes (celG...
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