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The S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase gene ahcY of Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 is required for optimal growth, antibiotic production, and biocontrol of crown gall disease.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jun 2009
Penyalver Ramón, Oger Phil M, Su Shengchang, Alvarez Belén, Salcedo Carmina I, López María M, Farrand Stephen K
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Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 is a commercial agent used worldwide to control crown gall disease caused by pathogenic isolates of A. tumefaciens. More than 2,000 transposon insertion derivatives of strain K84 were screened by a standardized greenhouse bioassay to identify mutants defective in biocontrol. Three mutants affected in biocontrol properties were identified. All three mutants displayed normal levels of...
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