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Characterization of the Xylella fastidiosa PD1671 gene encoding degenerate c-di-GMP GGDEF/EAL domains, and its role in the development of Pierce's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Cursino Luciana, Athinuwat Dusit, Patel Kelly R, Galvani Cheryl D, Zaini Paulo A, Li Yaxin, De La Fuente Leonardo, Hoch Harvey C, Burr Thomas J, Mowery Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Xylella fastidiosa is an important phytopathogenic bacterium that causes many serious plant diseases including Pierce's disease of grapevines. X. fastidiosa is thought to induce disease by colonizing and clogging xylem vessels through the formation of cell aggregates and bacterial biofilms. Here...
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