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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2007, p. 4379-4384, Vol. 73, No. 13
0099-2240/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AEM.00367-07
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Yan-Ni Yin,1,2,
Qing-Yun Xue,1,2
Kornelia Smalla,2 and
Jian-Hua Guo1*
Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China,1 Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Braunschweig, Germany2
Received 15 February 2007/ Accepted 18 April 2007
Genes homologous to avrBs3 of Xanthomonas were detected in 309 strains of Ralstonia solanacearum biovars 3, 4, and 5 but not biovar 1 or 2. A statistically significant association between the originating plant species and internal repeats of the gene was found. Sequences of repeats and variation between nearly clonal strains revealed evidence of frequent recombination.
Published ahead of print on 27 April 2007.
The first two authors contributed equally to the study.
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