Osmotic stress induces long-term biofilm survival in Liberibacter crescens

Abstract Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB), is a devastating citrus plant disease caused predominantly by Liberibacter asiaticus. While nearly all Liberibacter species remain uncultured, here we used the culturable L. crescens BT-1 as a model to examine physiological changes in resp...

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Main Authors: Kaylie A. Padgett-Pagliai, Fernando A. Pagliai, Danilo R. da Silva, Christopher L. Gardner, Graciela L. Lorca, Claudio F. Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02453-w