Biofilm formation and dispersal in Xanthomonas campestris

Microbes Infect. 2004 May;6(6):623-9. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.01.013.

Abstract

Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris is the causal agent of black rot disease of cruciferous plants. A cell-cell signalling system encoded by genes within the rpf cluster is required for the full virulence of this plant pathogen. This system has recently been implicated in regulation of the formation and dispersal of Xanthomonas biofilms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aconitate Hydratase / genetics
  • Aconitate Hydratase / physiology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology
  • Biofilms / growth & development*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Virulence Factors / genetics
  • Virulence Factors / physiology*
  • Xanthomonas campestris / genetics*
  • Xanthomonas campestris / growth & development*
  • Xanthomonas campestris / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • RpfG protein, Xanthomonas campestris
  • Virulence Factors
  • rpfC protein, Xanthomonas
  • Aconitate Hydratase
  • RpfA protein, bacteria
  • xanthan gum