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Plant-derived auxin plays an accessory role in symptom development upon Rhodococcus fascians infection.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2012
Stes Elisabeth, Prinsen Els, Holsters Marcelle, Vereecke Danny
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The biotrophic phytopathogen Rhodococcus fascians has a profound impact on plant development, mainly through its principal virulence factors, a mix of synergistically acting cytokinins that induce shoot formation. Expression profiling of marker genes for several auxin biosynthesis routes and mutant analysis demonstrated that the bacterial cytokinins stimulate the auxin biosynthesis of plants via specific...
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