, subsp. is a Gram-positive plant pathogen infecting tomato (). Despite a considerable economic importance due to significant losses of infected plants and fruits, knowledge about virulence factors of subsp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe interaction between Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis with its host, the tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum), is poorly understood and only few virulence factors are known. While studying of the bacteria in planta is time-consuming and difficult, the analysis in vitro would facilitate research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorynebacterium glutamicum, a Gram-positive soil bacterium employed in the industrial production of various amino acids, is able to use a number of different nitrogen sources, such as ammonium, urea or creatinine. This study shows that l-glutamine serves as an excellent nitrogen source for C. glutamicum and allows similar growth rates in glucose minimal medium to those in ammonium.
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