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Structure and function of a conserved DNA region coding for tartrate utilization in Agrobacterium vitis

  1. J.-Y Salomone,
  2. L Otten*

Article first published online: 17 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13587.x

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 174, Issue 2, pages 333–337, May 1999

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Salomone, J.-Y. and Otten, L. (1999), Structure and function of a conserved DNA region coding for tartrate utilization in Agrobacterium vitis. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 174: 333–337. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13587.x

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  1. Department of Cell Biology, Plant Molecular Biology Institute of the C.N.R.S., 12 Rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France

* *Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 (3) 88 41 72 00; Fax: +33 (3) 88 61 44 42; E-mail: Leon.Otten@ibmp-ulp.u-strasbg.fr

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2006
  3. Received 3 December 1998, Revised 24 March 1999, Accepted 24 March 1999

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Keywords:

  • Agrobacterium vitis;
  • Tartrate utilization;
  • Bacterial evolution

Abstract

Three tartrate utilization regions from Agrobacterium vitis strains involved in host specificity have been compared, to clearly define the borders of these regions and eventually identify specific sequences that could provide a mechanism of duplication of this region. A 10.8-kb conserved DNA fragment called the TAR element, found in different genetic contexts, was defined. A comparison of the two tartrate dehydrogenase genes (ttuC and ttuC′) in each of the three TAR elements suggests that these genes co-evolve.

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