Identification of a Pantoea biosynthetic cluster that directs the synthesis of an antimicrobial natural product.

Fire Blight is a destructive disease of apple and pear caused by the enteric bacterial pathogen, Erwinia amylovora. E. amylovora initiates infection by colonizing the stigmata of apple and pear trees, and entering the plants through natural openings. Epiphytic populations of the related enteric bact...

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Main Authors: Alyssa M Walterson, Derek D N Smith, John Stavrinides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4010436?pdf=render