Genomics of Plant-Associated Bacteria

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gross, Dennis C. (Editor), Lichens-Park, Ann (Editor), Kole, Chittaranjan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Plant pathology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book describes how genomics has revolutionized our scientific understanding of agriculturally important plant-associated bacteria. Each chapter focuses on the genomics of particular bacteria: the first described plant pathogen, Erwinia amylovora; phytoplasmas lacking cell walls; fastidious, phl...