Evidence That Thaxtomin C Is a Pathogenicity Determinant of Streptomyces ipomoeae, the Causative Agent of Streptomyces Soil Rot Disease of Sweet Potato
Streptomyces ipomoeae is the causal agent of Streptomyces soil rot of sweet potato, a disease marked by highly necrotic destruction of adventitious roots, including the development of necrotic lesions on the fleshy storage roots. Streptomyces potato scab pathogens produce a phytotoxin (thaxtomin A)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The American Phytopathological Society
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
| Online Access: | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-03-11-0073 |