Xylanases are hydrolytic enzymes which randomly cleave the β 1, 4 backbone of the
complex plant cell wall polysaccharide xylan. Diverse forms of these enzymes exist …

Xylanases are hydrolases depolymerizing the plant cell wall component xylan, the second
most abundant polysaccharide. The molecular structure and hydrolytic pattern of xylanases …

Plants are subjected to multifaceted stresses that significantly jeopardize crop production.
Pathogenic microbes influence biotic stress in plants, which ultimately causes annual crop …

Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevines is caused by Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a xylem-limited
gamma-proteobacterium that is responsible for several economically important crop …

The type II (T2S) and type III (T3S) secretion systems are important for virulence of
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, causal agent of bacterial leaf blight of rice. The T3S of …

The type two secretion system (T2S) is important for virulence of a number of gram-negative
bacterial plant pathogens. Most of the T2S-secreted proteins that have been characterized to …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight, a serious
disease of rice. We demonstrated earlier that the type II secretion system (T2S) is important …

Secretion of xylanase activities by Bacillus subtilis 168 supports the development of this well-
defined genetic system for conversion of methylglucuronoxylan (MeGAXn [where n …

Endo-β-1, 4-xylanases (EC 3.2. 1.8) are key enzymes in the degradation of xylan, the
predominant hemicellulose in the cell walls of plants and the second most abundant …

An unreported disease of sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense) was observed in commercial
fields in Imperial Valley of California. Symptoms included light-colored necrotic streaks, and …