Flagellar and translocation-associated type III secretion (T3S) systems are present in most
Gram-negative plant-and animal-pathogenic bacteria and are often essential for bacterial …

The type III secretion system with its delivered type III effectors (T3Es) is one of the main
virulence determinants of Ralstonia solanacearum, a worldwide devastating plant …

Many gram-negative plant and animal pathogenic bacteria employ a type III secretion
system (T3SS) to subvert and colonize their respective host organisms. The T3SS injects …

Background Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne beta-proteobacterium that causes
bacterial wilt disease in many food crops and is a major problem for agriculture in …

TonB-dependent receptors (TBDRs) are outer membrane proteins mainly known for the
active transport of iron siderophore complexes in Gram-negative bacteria. Analysis of the …

Ralstonia solanacearum is a relevant and widespread phytopathogenic bacterium that
causes a wilt disease with deadly effects on many economically important crops and …

Many bacteria that live in contact with eukaryotic hosts, whether as symbionts or as
pathogens, have evolved mechanisms that manipulate host cell behaviour to their benefit …

Rhizobia are phylogenetically disparate α-and β-proteobacteria that have achieved the
environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes …

Sequence analysis of bacterial genomes has revealed a tremendous potential for protein
secretion. This is certainly true for the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum which is …

Rhizobia are nitrogen-fixing bacteria that establish a nodule symbiosis with legumes.
Nodule formation depends on signals and surface determinants produced by both symbiotic …