Article
[Relationship of histidine auxotrophy of Acidovorax citrulli with pathogenicity].
Wei sheng wu xue bao = Acta microbiologica Sinica - 1 Sept 2011
Wang Minjie, Han Zhenhua, Wu Zhen, Zhao Yuqiang, Gao Dujuan, Wang Jianchao, Qian Guoliang, Hu Baishi
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Acidovorax citrulli (Ac) is an important bacterium that occurs in watermelon, melon and other cucurbits. It mainly damages watermelon and melon, and can cause leaf blight, fruit rot, and even mortality. OBJECTIVE: To verify the relationship between defects in the synthesis of histidine and the pathogenicity of Ac. METHODS: We generated a transposon (Tn5) mutant library on the background of strain...
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