Evidence for the involvement of ACC deaminase from Pseudomonas putida UW4 in the biocontrol of pine wilt disease caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Abstract Pine wilt disease, caused by the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is responsible for devastation of pine forests worldwide. Until now, there are no effective ways of dealing with this serious threat. The use of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase (encoded by the acdS gene)...

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Main Author: Nascimento, Francisco (author)
Other Authors: Vicente, Cláudia (author), Barbosa, Pedro (author), Espada, Margarida (author), Glick, B (author), Mota, Manuel (author), Oliveira, Solange (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7714
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/7714