A TALE of Transposition: Tn<italic toggle="yes">3</italic>-Like Transposons Play a Major Role in the Spread of Pathogenicity Determinants of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Xanthomonas citri</named-content> and Other Xanthomonads

ABSTRACT Members of the genus Xanthomonas are among the most important phytopathogens. A key feature of Xanthomonas pathogenesis is the translocation of type III secretion system (T3SS) effector proteins (T3SEs) into the plant target cells via a T3SS. Several T3SEs and a murein lytic transglycosylas...

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Main Authors: Rafael Marini Ferreira, Amanda Carolina P. de Oliveira, Leandro M. Moreira, José Belasque, Edith Gourbeyre, Patricia Siguier, Maria Inês T. Ferro, Jesus A. Ferro, Michael Chandler, Alessandro M. Varani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02505-14