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Pseudomonas syringae Differentiates into Phenotypically Distinct Subpopulations During Colonization of a Plant Host.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2016
Rufián José S, Sánchez-Romero María-Antonia, López-Márquez Diego, Macho Alberto P, Mansfield John W, Arnold Dawn L, Ruiz-Albert Javier, Casadesús Josep, Beuzón Carmen R
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Bacterial microcolonies with heterogeneous sizes are formed during colonization of Phaseolus vulgaris by Pseudomonas syringae. Heterogeneous expression of structural and regulatory components of the P. syringae type III secretion system (T3SS), essential for colonization of the host apoplast and disease development, is likewise detected within the plant apoplast. T3SS expression is bistable in the homogeneous...
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