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Using the Ralstonia solanacearum Tat secretome to identify bacterial wilt virulence factors.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2007
González Enid T, Brown Darby G, Swanson Jill K, Allen Caitilyn
Abstract excerpt
To identify secreted virulence factors involved in bacterial wilt disease caused by the phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, we mutated tatC, a key component of the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) secretion system. The R. solanacearum tatC mutation was pleiotropic; its phenotypes included defects in cell division, nitrate utilization, polygalacturonase activity, membrane stability, and growth in plant tissue....
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