The role of iron in plant host-pathogen interactions.
Iron is unlikely to be readily available in plant tissues for invading microorganisms. Soft rot, caused by Erwinia chrysanthemi strain 3937 on African violets, is a valuable model for studying the role of iron and its ligands in plant-pathogen interactions. These studies could lead to the development of new control strategies against microbial infections of plants.
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Laboratoire de Pathologie végétale, INRA/INA P-G, Paris, France. expert@inapv.inapg.inra.fr
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D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D016974:Dickeya chrysanthemi / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006706:Homeostasis; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017262:Siderophores / Q000378:metabolism; D014774:Virulence
D017262:Siderophores; D010368:Pectins; D007501:Iron