The Destructive Citrus Pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Encodes a Functional Flagellin Characteristic of a Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern

• Huasong Zou,

  Affiliations United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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• Siddarame Gowda,

  Affiliation Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

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• Lijuan Zhou,

  Affiliations United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America, Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• Subhas Hajeri,

  Affiliation Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

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• Gongyou Chen,

  Affiliation School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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• Yongping Duan

  * E-mail: Yongping.Duan@ars.usda.gov

  Affiliation United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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