Bacterial Disease Resistance in Plants

Foreword , Preface , Chapter 1. Molecular Recognition Processes Between Plant and Bacterial Pathogens , Introduction , Physical Contact of Plant Cells is Necessary for Bacterial Recognition , Molecules Responsible for Physical Contact , Many Bacterial Pathogens Induce Necrosis on Hosts and Nonhosts , Bacterial Pathogens Grow in Both Host and Nonhost Plants , Bacterial Pathogens Induce Leakage of Nutrients in Both Host and Nonhost Plants , Bacterial Genes Involved in Recognition of Hosts and Nonhosts , Coregulation of hrp, avr and Other Pathogenicity Genes , Transcription of Bacterial Pathogenicity Genes in Planta , Plant-Derived Molecules May Be Involved in Induction of Bacterial Genes , Some Plant Signals May Direct Synthesis of Elicitors , Secretion of Elicitors From Bacterial Cells in Plants , The Role of hrp and avr Genes in Early Recognition Process in Plant-Bacterial Pathogen Interactions , Other Signal Molecules of Bacterial Pathogens , The Signal Transduction System , Systemic Signal Induction , Is Cell Death Involved in Signal Transduction Pathway? , How Pathogens Avoid or Overcome Host Defense Mechanisms Induced by the Signal Transduction System? , Possible Role of Signal Transduction System in Evasion of Host Recognition by Phytopathogenic Bacteria During Pathogenesis , Conclusion , Chapter 2. Host Defense Mechanisms: Cell Wall?the First Barrier and a Source of Defense Signal Molecules , The First Barrier to Bacterial Infection in Plants , Structure of the Plant Cell Wall , Pectic Polysaccharides , Cellulose , Hemicellulos , Cell Wall Proteins , Bacterial Genes Encoding Extracellular Enzymes , Bacterial Genes Regulating Production of Extracellular Enzymes , Bacterial Genes Regulating Secretion o