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1 Bacteriology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy 9 and 2 Plant Bacteriology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, 10 Biosafety Outstation, Ca’Tron, Treviso, Italy 11 12 13 14 Running title: Inter-kingdom signaling in Xanthomonas oryzae 15 16 17 18 Corresponding author: Vittorio Venturi, Bacteriology Group, Internat...

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