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How Ralstonia solanacearum Exploits and Thrives in the Flowing Plant Xylem Environment.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Nov 2018
Lowe-Power Tiffany M, Khokhani Devanshi, Allen Caitilyn
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The plant wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum thrives in the water-transporting xylem vessels of its host plants. Xylem is a relatively nutrient-poor, high-flow environment but R. solanacearum succeeds there by tuning its own metabolism and altering xylem sap biochemistry. Flow influences many traits that the bacterium requires for pathogenesis. Most notably, a quorum sensing system mediates the pathogen's major...
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