The toxic guardians — multiple toxin-antitoxin systems provide stability, avoid deletions and maintain virulence genes of Pseudomonas syringae virulence plasmids
Abstract Background Pseudomonas syringae is a γ-proteobacterium causing economically relevant diseases in practically all cultivated plants. Most isolates of this pathogen contain native plasmids collectively carrying many pathogenicity and virulence genes. However, P. syringae is generally an oppor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | Mobile DNA |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-019-0149-4 |