| Literature DB >> 2549365 |
J C Hinton1, J M Sidebotham, L J Hyman, M C Pérombelon, G P Salmond.
Abstract
The blackleg pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (Eca) causes an economically important disease of potatoes. We selected a genetically amenable Eca strain for the genetic analysis of virulence. Tn5 mutagenesis was used to generate nine mutants which exhibited reduced virulence (Rvi-) of strain SCRI1043. Following physiological characterisation, mutants were divided into three classes: (1) auxotrophs; (2) extracellular enzyme mutants; and (3) a growth rate mutant. The isolation of these Rvi- mutants has allowed us to consider some factors that affect Eca virulence.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2549365 DOI: 10.1007/BF00330953
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Gen Genet ISSN: 0026-8925