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The dual nature of trehalose in citrus canker disease: a virulence factor for Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri and a trigger for plant defence responses.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 May 2015
Piazza Ainelén, Zimaro Tamara, Garavaglia Betiana S, Ficarra Florencia A, Thomas Ludivine, Marondedze Claudius, Feil Regina, Lunn John E, Gehring Chris, Ottado Jorgelina, Gottig Natalia
Abstract excerpt
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) is a bacterial pathogen that causes citrus canker in susceptible Citrus spp. The Xcc genome contains genes encoding enzymes from three separate pathways of trehalose biosynthesis. Expression of genes encoding trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (otsA) and trehalose...
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