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Xylella fastidiosa outer membrane vesicles modulate plant colonization by blocking attachment to surfaces.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Sept 2014
Ionescu Michael, Zaini Paulo A, Baccari Clelia, Tran Sophia, da Silva Aline M, Lindow Steven E
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) of Gram-negative bacteria have been studied intensively in recent years, primarily in their role in delivering virulence factors and antigens during pathogenesis. However, the near ubiquity of their production suggests that they may play other roles, such as responding to envelope stress or trafficking various cargoes to prevent dilution or degradation by other bacterial species....
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