Ebook: Advances in Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 2: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., July 1992

Research on the interaction between plants and microbes continues to attract increasing attention, both within the field as well as in the scientific community at large. Many of the major scientific journals have recently reviewed various aspects of the field. Several papers dealing with plant-microbe interactions have been featured on the covers of scientific publications in the past several months, and the lay press have recently presented feature articles of this field. An additional sign of the interest in this field is that the International Society of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions has almost 500 members. This book is a collection of the papers that were given at the Sixth Inlernational Symposium on the Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions which was held in Seattle, Washington in July, 1992. Approximately 650 scientists attended and approximately 50 lectures covering the topics of Agrobacterium-plant interactions, Rhizobium-plant interactions, bacteria-plant interactions, fungal-plant interactions and new aspects of biotechnology were presented. In addition, many sessions were devoted to the plant response to the microbe. Over 400 posters were presented of which the authors of 20 were selected to give an oral presentation. These papers are included in this volume as well. The symposium also included speakers whose research interests are not directly related to plant-microbe interactions but who are at the cutting edge of research areas that impact on the theme of the symposium. These individuals kindly agreed to summarize their talks and their papers are also included.

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This volume presents the latest research findings in molecular plant-microbe interactions, based on presentations of leading international scientists at the Sixth International Symposium on this subject. From these presentations it is clear that the field has made enormous advances in the past several years.
In addition to the text on plant-microbe interactions, a number of experts in fields peripherally related to the main subject of the symposium also participated, and these individuals have also contributed to the present volume. This published material is very up-to-date, representing the cutting edge of current research.
For anyone interested in learning of the latest advanced in this rapidly moving field, this volume is required reading.

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This volume presents the latest research findings in molecular plant-microbe interactions, based on presentations of leading international scientists at the Sixth International Symposium on this subject. From these presentations it is clear that the field has made enormous advances in the past several years.
In addition to the text on plant-microbe interactions, a number of experts in fields peripherally related to the main subject of the symposium also participated, and these individuals have also contributed to the present volume. This published material is very up-to-date, representing the cutting edge of current research.
For anyone interested in learning of the latest advanced in this rapidly moving field, this volume is required reading.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Research on Plant-Microbe Interactions: Making it Relevant....Pages 3-14
Cell-cell Interactions during Pollination in Brassica....Pages 15-21
Overcoming Pest and Pathogen Adaptability Using Insights from Evolutionary Biology....Pages 23-33
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Molecular and Chemical Analysis of Signal Perception by Agrobacterium....Pages 37-49
Identification of Genetic Factors Controlling the Ability of Agrobacterium to Transfer DNA to Maize....Pages 51-61
Mechanism of T-DNA Transfer....Pages 63-71
Molecular Interactions between Agrobacterium and Plant Cells....Pages 73-78
VirB4 is an Inner Membrane-Associated Protein Essential for T-DNA Transfer from Agrobacterium Tumefaciens to Plants....Pages 79-84
The Rhizogenes tale: modification of plant growth and physiology by an enzymatic system of hydrolysis of phytohormone conjugates....Pages 85-96
The Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Transcriptional Activator OccR Causes a Bend at a Target Promoter that is Partially Relaxed by a Plant Tumor Metabolite....Pages 97-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-107
Control of Nodule Induction and Plant Cell Growth by Nod Factors....Pages 109-124
Rhizobial Lipo-Oligosaccharide Signals: Their Biosynthesis and Their Role in the Plant....Pages 125-129
NodO: A Nodulation Protein That Forms Pores in Membranes....Pages 131-131
Nonflavonoid Inducers of nod Genes in Rhizobium Meliloti: Apparent NodD2 Activators Released Naturally from Alfalfa Seeds Add New Dimensions to Rhizosphere Biology....Pages 133-141
Oxygen Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation Gene Expression in Rhizobium Meliloti....Pages 143-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-162
Genetic and Physiologic Requirements for Optimal Bacteroid Function in the Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Soybean Symbiosis....Pages 163-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-173
Determinants of Specificity in the Interaction of Plants with Bacterial Pathogens....Pages 175-181
A Family of Avirulence Genes from Xanthomonas Oryzae pv. Oryzae is Involved in Resistant Interactions in Rice....Pages 183-191
Further Characterization of Genes Encoding Extracellular Polysaccharide of Pseudomonas solanacearum and their Regulation....Pages 131-131
Physiological and genetic regulation of a pectate lyase structural gene, pel-1 of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora strain 71....Pages 193-197
Involvement of Pseudomonas Solanacearum hrp Genes on the Secretion of a Bacterial Compound Which Induces a Hypersensitive-Like Response on Tobacco....Pages 199-207
Are Harpins Universal Elicitors of the Hypersensitive Response of Phytopathogenic Bacteria?....Pages 209-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-220
Genome Dynamics and Pathotype Evolution in the Rice Blast Fungus....Pages 221-230
Molecular Basis of Specificity in Maize Leaf Spot Disease....Pages 231-239
The Genetics of Dimorphism in the Smut Fungi....Pages 241-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-257
Root Nodule Organogenesis and Formation of the Peribacteroid Membrane Compartment....Pages 259-266
Early Events in Alfalfa Nodule Development....Pages 267-274
Mechanisms of Cell and Tissue Invasion by Rhizobium Leguminosarum: The Role of Cell Surface Interactions....Pages 275-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-286
Control of Infection in the Alfalfa-Rhizobium Meliloti Symbiosis....Pages 287-287
Induction of Genes Encoding Phenylpropanoid Biosynthetic Enzymes in Soybean Roots Inoculated with B. japonicum, Requires Nod Gene Induction and Occurs Independent of Any Known Host Functions....Pages 289-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-311
Analysis of the Arabidopsis Defense Response to Pseudomonas Pathogens....Pages 313-323
Genetic Approaches to an Understanding of Specific Resistance Responses of Arabidopsis thaliana against phytopathogenic Pseudomonads....Pages 325-333
Identification of an Arabidopsis Locus that Governs Avirulence Gene-Specific Disease Resistance....Pages 335-339
Plant and Bacterial Genes Involved in Interactions between Xanthomonas and Crucifers....Pages 341-341
Front Matter....Pages 343-352
The Identification and Mapping of Loci in Arabidopsis Thaliana for Recognition of the Fungal Pathogens: Peronospora Parasitica (Downy Mildew) and Albugo Candida (White Blister)....Pages 353-364
Screening Methods for Arabidopsis Mutants Affected in the Signal Transduction Pathways Leading to Defense Responses....Pages 365-368
Towards Positional Cloning of the Pto Bacterial Resistance Locus from Tomato....Pages 369-380
Studies on the Mechanism by Which Tomato Cf (Cladosporium fulvum) Resistance Genes Activate Plant Defence....Pages 341-341
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Hm1, a Maize Gene for Fungal Resistance....Pages 381-384
Transposon Tagging of a Rust Resistance Gene in Maize....Pages 385-389
Glucan Elicitor-Binding Proteins and Signal Transduction in the Activation of Plant Defence....Pages 391-391
Elicitor Recognition and Intracellular Signal Transduction in Plant Defense....Pages 393-403
Transcriptional Regulation of Phytoalexin Biosynthetic Genes....Pages 405-415
Mutagenesis of a Race-Specific Rust Resistance Gene in Antirrhinum Majus Using a Transposon-Tagging Protocol....Pages 417-421
Molecular Markers and Genome Analysis in the Manipulation of Lettuce Downy Mildew....Pages 423-433
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Systemic Acquired Resistance in Tobacco: Use of Transgenic Expression to Study the Functions of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins....Pages 437-444
Genetic and Biochemical Determinants of Phenazine Antibiotic Production in Fluorescent Pseudomonads that Suppress Take-All Disease of Wheat....Pages 445-449
A Biological Sensor for Iron That is Available to Pseudomonas Fluorescens Inhabiting the Plant Rhizosphere....Pages 451-455
Front Matter....Pages 457-461
Characteristics and Applications of Antibodies Produced in Plants....Pages 463-467
Application of Microinjection Technique for the Analysis of Gene Expression during Host—Parasite Interaction....Pages 469-475
Resistance to Rhizoctonia Solani in Transgenic Tobacco....Pages 477-484
Antibacterial Resistance of Transgenic Potato Plants Producing T4 Lysozyme....Pages 485-495
Pathogen-derived Strategy to Produce Transgenic Plants Resistant to the Bacterial Toxin Phaseolotoxin....Pages 497-509
A Universally Conserved Vital Protein Revealed By Victorin Binding....Pages 511-515
Nitrogen fixation of Azorhizobium in artificially induced root para-nodules in wheat....Pages 517-523
Back Matter....Pages 525-525
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