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BigR, a transcriptional repressor from plant-associated bacteria, regulates an operon implicated in biofilm growth.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2007
Barbosa Rosicler L, Benedetti Celso E
Abstract excerpt
Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogen that colonizes the xylem vessels, causing vascular occlusion due to bacterial biofilm growth. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms driving biofilm formation in Xylella-plant interactions. Here we show that BigR (for "biofilm growth-associated repressor") is a novel helix-turn-helix repressor that controls the transcription of an operon implicated in...
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