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The Xylella fastidiosa PD1063 protein is secreted in association with outer membrane vesicles.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Pierce Brittany K, Voegel Tanja, Kirkpatrick Bruce C
Abstract excerpt
Xylella fastidiosa is a gram-negative, xylem-limited plant pathogenic bacterium that causes disease in a variety of economically important agricultural crops including Pierce's disease of grapevines. Xylella fastidiosa biofilms formed in the xylem vessels of plants play a key role in early colonization and pathogenicity by providing a protected niche and enhanced cell survival. Here we investigate the role of...
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