VarR controls colonization and virulence in the marine macroalgal pathogen Nautella italica R11

VarR controls colonization and virulence in the marine macroalgal pathogen Nautella italica R11

There is increasing evidence to suggest that macroalgae (seaweeds) are susceptible to infectious disease. However, to date, little is known about the mechanisms that facilitate the colonization and virulence of microbial seaweed pathogens. One well-described example of a seaweed disease is the bleac...

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Main Authors: Melissa eGardiner, Neil D Fernandes, Dennis eNowakowski, Mark eRaftery, Staffan eKjelleberg, Ling eZhong, Torsten eThomas, Suhelen eEgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Microbial Interactions
Quorum Sensing
macroalgae
bacterial biofilms
Delisea pulchra
seaweed disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01130/full

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