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Bacterial chemoattraction towards jasmonate plays a role in the entry of Dickeya dadantii through wounded tissues.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2009
Antunez-Lamas Maria, Cabrera Ezequiel, Lopez-Solanilla Emilia, Solano Roberto, González-Melendi Pablo, Chico Jose Manuel, Toth Ian, Birch Paul, Pritchard Leighton, Prichard Leighton, Liu Hui, Rodriguez-Palenzuela Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Jasmonate is a key signalling compound in plant defence that is synthesized in wounded tissues. In this work, we have found that this molecule is also a strong chemoattractant for the phythopathogenic bacteria Dickeya dadantii (ex-Erwinia chysanthemi). Jasmonic acid induced the expression of a subset of bacterial genes possibly involved in virulence/survival in the plant apoplast and bacterial cells pre-treated...
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