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Phenotypic variation in the plant pathogenic bacterium Acidovorax citrulli.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Shrestha Ram Kumar, Rosenberg Tally, Makarovsky Daria, Eckshtain-Levi Noam, Zelinger Einat, Kopelowitz June, Sikorski Johannes, Burdman Saul
Abstract excerpt
Acidovorax citrulli causes bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of cucurbits, a disease that threatens the cucurbit industry worldwide. Despite the economic importance of BFB, little is known about pathogenicity and fitness strategies of the bacterium. We have observed the phenomenon of phenotypic variat...
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