| Literature DB >> 34541063 |
Rémi Peyraud1, Timothy P Denny2, Stéphane Genin1.
Abstract
Soluble exopolysaccharide is a major virulence factor produced by the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. Its massive production during plant infection is associated with the arrest of water flow in xylem vessels leading eventually to plant death. The composition of this heavy macromolecule includes mainly N-acetylgalactosamine. Here we describe a colorimetric method for quantitative determination of the soluble exopolysaccharide present in culture supernatant of R. solanacearum.Entities:
Keywords: Exopolysaccharide; Hexoseamine; Plant pathogen; Ralstonia solanacearum; Virulence factor
Year: 2017 PMID: 34541063 PMCID: PMC8410259 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2289
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325