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The cucurbit pathogenic bacterium Acidovorax citrulli requires a polar flagellum for full virulence before and after host-tissue penetration.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Sept 2011
Bahar Ofir, Levi Noam, Burdman Saul
Abstract excerpt
Acidovorax citrulli causes seedling blight and bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits. Previous reports demonstrated the contribution of type IV pili (T4P) to A. citrulli virulence and to systemic infection of melon seedlings. Microfluidic flow-chamber assays demonstrated the involvement of T4P in surface adhesion and biofilm formation, whereas polar flagella did not appear to contribute to either of these features....
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