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The life history of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae is linked to the water cycle.
The ISME journal - 1 Mar 2008
Morris Cindy E, Sands David C, Vinatzer Boris A, Glaux Catherine, Guilbaud Caroline, Buffière Alain, Yan Shuangchun, Dominguez Hélène, Thompson Brian M
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas syringae is a plant pathogen well known for its capacity to grow epiphytically on diverse plants and for its ice-nucleation activity. The ensemble of its known biology and ecology led us to postulate that this bacterium is also present in non-agricultural habitats, particularly those associated with water. Here, we report the abundance of P. syringae in rain, snow, alpine streams and lakes and in wild...
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