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Erwinia Cellulases

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Plant Pathogenic Bacteria

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 4))

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Besides lignin, plant cell walls are made of polysaccharides: pectin, cellulose and hemicellulose. Most members of the Erwinia chrysanthemi group are secreting hydrolytic enzymes such as pectinases, proteases, cellulases and phospholipase (Starr and Chatterjee). Soft-rot disease and plant tissue maceration probably result from concerted activity of some or all of these enzymes.

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne CNRS, Marseille, France

    J. P. Chambost, M. H. Boyer, B. Cami, E. Barras & J. Cattaneo

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  1. US Department of Agriculture, ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA

    E. L. Civerolo , R. E. Davis  & A. G. Gillaspie ,  & 

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    A. Collmer

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Chambost, J.P., Boyer, M.H., Cami, B., Barras, E., Cattaneo, J. (1987). Erwinia Cellulases. In: Civerolo, E.L., Collmer, A., Davis, R.E., Gillaspie, A.G. (eds) Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3555-6_25

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