Bacterial Speck Disease of Tomato: An Insight into Host-Bacteria Interaction

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Biology - Botany, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, language: English, abstract: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) is a common pathogen of tomato which causes bacterial speck disease. This disease serves as a useful model for studying the interactions of microbial pathogens and plants. Most gram-negative bacteria, including Pst, have type I...