ABSTRACT Type II secretion (T2S) is one means by which Gram-negative pathogens
secrete proteins into the extracellular milieu and/or host organisms. Based upon recent …

Erwinia amylovora is a highly virulent, necrogenic, vascular pathogen of rosaceous species
that produces the exopolysaccharide amylovoran, a known pathogenicity factor, and levan …

Protein acetylation is a universal post-translational modification which is found in both
eukaryotes and prokaryotes. This process is achieved enzymatically by the protein …

Fire blight, caused by the enterobacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating disease of
rosaceous plants that has global economic importance for apple and pear production and …

Fire blight, caused by the bacterial phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora, is an economically
important and mechanistically complex disease that affects apple and pear production in …

The enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight, an invasive
disease that threatens a wide range of commercial and ornamental Rosaceae host plants …

Malus domestica (apple) is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide. Fire blight,
caused by Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most destructive bacterial diseases that impacts …

Biofilm formation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Erwinia amylovora and the
systemic invasion of plant hosts. The functional role of the exopolysaccharides amylovoran …

Plant pathogenic bacteria and rhizobia infect higher plants albeit the interactions with their
hosts are principally distinct and lead to completely different phenotypic outcomes, either …

Fire blight, caused by the necrogenic Gram-negative bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is one of
the most destructive bacterial diseases of apple (Malus× domestica) and pear (Pyrus …