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Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Pammel) Dowson (Xcc hereafter) is the causal agent of black rot of crucifers. Whole genome sequencing has revealed an abundance of GGDEF-, EAL-, and HD-GYP-domain-containing proteins in Xcc. Most GGDEF, EAL, and HD-GYP domains are linked to a wide range of signal-input domains, suggesting that numerous environmental and internal signals can be potentially integrated into the cyclic di-GMP metabolism network. This chapter summarizes these interesting findings with a focus on diffusible signaling factor (DSF)-dependent quorum sensing, RavS/RavR-dependent hypoxia sensing and the identified cyclic di-GMP effectors in Xcc.
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He, YW., Qian, W., Chou, SH. (2020). Cyclic di-GMP Signaling in the Phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris . In: Chou, SH., Guiliani, N., Lee, V., Römling, U. (eds) Microbial Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33308-9_25
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