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A group of Streptomyces, termed S. scabies, are pathogenic on a variety of underground vegetables including potato (3,4). Infection results in the formation of erumpant as well as deep pitted lesions on the surface of the potato tubers (1) (Figure 1). Little, however, is known about the mechanism of pathogenicity. We have been interested in identifying common properties of pathogenic isolates that are involved in causing scab disease. One particular feature of the disease process may be the production of specific extracellular proteins by the pathogen that are involved either in the degradation of suberin, a protective coating on the surface of the tuber (6), or in plant cell recognition. An esterase is one type of enzyme that may be important for both of these processes. Our current studies are focused on the purification and characterization of a novel esterase that is uniquely produced by plant pathogenic Streptomyces.
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McQueen, D.A.R., Schottel, J.L. (1987). Characterization of a Novel Esterase Produced by Plant Pathogenic Streptomyces . In: Verma, D.P.S., Brisson, N. (eds) Molecular genetics of plant-microbe interactions. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4482-4_15
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