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Virulence Genetics of an Erwinia amylovora Putative Polysaccharide Transporter Family Member.
Journal of bacteriology - 22 Oct 2020
Klee Sara M, Sinn Judith P, Christian Elena, Holmes Aleah C, Zhao Kaixi, Lehman Brian L, Peter Kari A, Rosa Cristina, McNellis Timothy W
Abstract excerpt
The Gram-negative enterobacterium Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight disease in apple and pear trees. Lipopolysaccharides and the exopolysaccharide amylovoran are essential E. amylovora virulence factors. We found that mutations in rfbX disrupted amylovoran production and virulence in apple fruits and tree shoots and that the deletion of yibD suppressed the rfbX mutant phenotype. The level of expression of yibD...
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