title: Biofilm formation and dispersal in Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
authors.affiliation: Pathogen Sequencing Unit, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crossman
authors.forename: J Maxwell
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D000154:Aconitate Hydratase / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016959:Xanthomonas campestris / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C419552:RpfG protein, Xanthomonas campestris; D037521:Virulence Factors; C102500:rpfC protein, Xanthomonas; D000154:Aconitate Hydratase; C105962:RpfA protein, bacteria; C002563:xanthan gum