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Rhodococcus fascians impacts plant development through the dynamic fas-mediated production of a cytokinin mix.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Sept 2010
Pertry Ine, Václavíková Katerina, Gemrotová Markéta, Spíchal Lukás, Galuszka Petr, Depuydt Stephen, Temmerman Wim, Stes Elisabeth, De Keyser Annick, Riefler Michael, Biondi Stefania, Novák Ondrej, Schmülling Thomas, Strnad Miroslav, Tarkowski Petr, Holsters Marcelle, Vereecke Danny
Abstract excerpt
The phytopathogenic actinomycete Rhodococcus fascians D188 relies mainly on the linear plasmid-encoded fas operon for its virulence. The bacteria secrete six cytokinin bases that synergistically redirect the developmental program of the plant to stimulate proliferation of young shoot tissue, thus establishing a leafy gall as a niche. A yeast-based cytokinin bioassay combined with cytokinin profiling of bacterial...
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