The fas operon of Rhodococcus fascians encodes new genes required for efficient fasciation of host plants.

J Bacteriol. 1994 May; 176(9): 2492–2501.

PMCID: PMC205384

M Crespi, D Vereecke, W Temmerman, M Van Montagu, and J Desomer

Laboratorium voor Genetica, Universiteit Gent, Belgium.

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Abstract

Three virulence loci (fas, att, and hyp) of Rhodococcus fascians D188 have been identified on a 200-kb conjugative linear plasmid (pFiD188). The fas locus was delimited to a 6.5-kb DNA fragment by insertion mutagenesis, single homologous disruptive recombination, and in trans complementation of different avirulent insertion mutants. The locus is arranged as a large operon containing six open reading frames whose expression is specifically induced during the interaction with host plants. One predicted protein is homologous to P-450 cytochromes from actinomycetes. The putative ferredoxin component is of a novel type containing additional domains homologous to transketolases from chemoautotrophic, photosynthetic, and methylotrophic microorganisms. Genetic analysis revealed that fas encodes, in addition to the previously identified ipt, at least two new genes that are involved in fasciation development, one of which is only required on older tobacco plants.

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