Involvement of the exopolysaccharide alginate in the virulence and epiphytic fitness of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae

Abstract
Alginate, a co-polymer of O-acetylated β-1,4-linked d-mannuronic acid and l-guluronic acid, has been reported to function in the virulence of Pseudomonas syringae, although genetic studies to test th...