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Gene-for-gene relationship in the host-pathogen system Malus × robusta 5-Erwinia amylovora.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2013
Vogt Isabelle, Wöhner Thomas, Richter Klaus, Flachowsky Henryk, Sundin George W, Wensing Annette, Savory Elizabeth A, Geider Klaus, Day Brad, Hanke Magda-Viola, Peil Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Fire blight is a destructive bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora affecting plants in the family Rosaceae, including apple. Host resistance to fire blight is present mainly in accessions of Malus spp. and is thought to be quantitative in this pathosystem. In this study we analyzed the importance of the E. amylovora effector avrRpt2(EA) , a homolog of Pseudomonas syringae avrRpt2, for resistance of Malus...
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