Xylella fastidiosa Requires Polygalacturonase for Colonization and Pathogenicity in Vitis vinifera Grapevines

Xylella fastidiosa is the causal agent of Pierce's disease of grape, an economically significant disease for the grape industry. X. fastidiosa systemically colonizes the xylem elements of grapevines and is able to breach the pit pore membranes separating xylem vessels by unknown mechanisms. We...

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Main Authors: M. Caroline Roper, L. Carl Greve, Jeremy G. Warren, John M. Labavitch, Bruce C. Kirkpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2007-04-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-20-4-0411