Dynamic regulation of pectin catabolism in the pathogenicity of Dickeya dadantii

• Main Author: Debra Ruth David
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49392
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dickeya dadantii is a phytopathogen responsible for causing soft rot in many agricultural crops. With its increasing emergence in Europe, research efforts are aimed at understanding mechanisms used by D.dadantii. Large amounts of pectinase production are required to colonise plants before host defen...