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Twitching motility and biofilm formation are associated with tonB1 in Xylella fastidiosa.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Oct 2009
Cursino Luciana, Li Yaxin, Zaini Paulo A, De La Fuente Leonardo, Hoch Harvey C, Burr Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
A mutation in the Xylella fastidiosa tonB1 gene resulted in loss of twitching motility and in significantly less biofilm formation as compared with a wild type. The altered motility and biofilm phenotypes were restored by complementation with a functional copy of the gene. The mutation affected virulence as measured by Pierce's disease symptoms on grapevines. The role of TonB1 in twitching and biofilm formation...
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