Identification of Xylella fastidiosa Antivirulence Genes: Hemagglutinin Adhesins Contribute to X. fastidiosa Biofilm Maturation and Colonization and Attenuate Virulence

Xylella fastidosa, a gram-negative, xylem-limited bacterium, is the causal agent of several economically important plant diseases, including Pierce's disease (PD) and citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC). Until recently, the inability to transform or produce transposon mutants of X. fastidosa had...

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Main Authors: Magalie R. Guilhabert, Bruce C. Kirkpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2005-08-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-18-0856