Characterization of the Binding of Diarrheagenic Strains of E. coli to Plant Surfaces and the Role of Curli in the Interaction of the Bacteria with Alfalfa Sprouts

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli were able to bind to plant surfaces, including alfalfa sprouts and open seed coats, and tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings incubated in water. The characteristics of the binding differed with the bacterial strain examined. Laboratory K12 strains of E. coli faile...

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Main Authors: Cecelia Jeter, Ann G. Matthysse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2005-11-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-18-1235