Genetic divergence in the algT-muc operon controlling alginate biosynthesis and response to environmental stress in
1127 Noble Research Center, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
Abstract:
The algT-muc gene cluster (rpoE operon) is important for alginate production and survival during environmental stress in Pseudomonas syringae. The algT-muc operon was cloned and sequenced from P. syringae to determine whether the organization of this gene cluster was conserved in this plant pathogen. Interestingly, analysis of the algT-muc region in P. syringae revealed a unique arrangement when compared to other bacteria and lacked a mucC homologue. The relative importance of the mucC gene in the algT (rpoE) operon of various bacterial species is discussed.
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