title: Cloning and characterization of the rpfC gene of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae: involvement in exopolysaccharide production and virulence to rice.
abstract: rpfC is one of a cluster of genes which coordinately regulate the synthesis of extracellular enzymes and exopolysaccharide and pathogenicity in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the black rot pathogen of brassicas. An rpfC homolog which could functionally complement an rpfC mutant of X. campestris pv. campestris was identified in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and the gene was characterized. Mutation of this gene in X. oryzae pv. oryzae had no effect on extracellular enzymes, but exopolysaccharide synthesis and virulence to rice were substantially reduced.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Guangxi Agricultural University, Nanning, P.R. China.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Q Q
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dow
authors.forename: Q S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology*; D010935:Plant Diseases; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014774:Virulence; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016959:Xanthomonas campestris / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C102500:rpfC protein, Xanthomonas