We previously identified and characterized a lexA gene from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri. For this study, we cloned and expressed a lexA homologue from X. axonopodis pv. citri. This gene was designated lexA2, and the previously identified lexA gene was renamed lexA1. The coding region of lexA2 is 606 bp long and shares 59% nucleotide sequence identity with lexA1. Analyses of the deduced ami...

Featured on this issue's front and back covers, we have "Mast Cell Degranulation in Response to Rho Activating Drugs" created by Juliette Eshleman "Galaxies of Glia Interface with Technology" Matthew Birtle. Other featured images include "Astrocytes: the stars brain" Katherine Souter, "Morphological changes microglia upon sensing environment" Kira Sviderskaia, "The Solar Farming Revolution: Agr...

The methanol leaf extracts of Acacia nilotica, Sida cordifolia, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifer and Ziziphus mauritiana showed significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Staphylococcus aureus and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum and antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus, Dreschlera turcica and Fusarium verticil...

The methanol leaf extracts of Acacia nilotica, Sida cordifolia, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifer and Ziziphus mauritiana are ethnomedicinally important showed significant antibacterial and activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Staphylococcus aureus and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum and antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus, Dresc...

common bacterial blight (cbb) caused by xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli is a serious disease of bean fields in iran and the world. chemical control of cbb is inefficient, therefore the use of resistant genotypes with stability production is the most suitable alternative. stability and adaptability of 26 bean genotypes yield in the presence and absence of cbb were evaluated in agricultural r...