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Haugrud NH, Friskop A, Ikley JT. Herbicide safener isoxadifen-ethyl associated with increased Goss's wilt severity in corn (Zea mays). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:4516-4522. [PMID: 38717312 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight (Goss's wilt), caused by the bacterium Clavibacter nebraskensis, is a corn disease that has been a top ten yield-reducing disease in North America in the past 15 years. Isoxadifen-ethyl is an herbicide safener that effectively increases cytochrome P450 activity in corn which enhances a plant's metabolism of herbicide molecules. Recent research found a potential link between isoxadifen-ethyl and increased Goss's wilt severity. RESULTS The application of isoxadifen-ethyl increased (P = 0.014-0.046) area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) by 19%, 7%, and 9% at three environments, independent of accompanying herbicide or herbicide application timing. However, no significant differences in incidence of systemic wilt or corn grain yield occurred among treatments at any environment. CONCLUSION These data provide evidence for an association between isoxadifen-ethyl safener and Goss's wilt in corn. The reason for this association is unknown, but the safener may affect plant or pathogen physiological mechanisms. While the increased disease severity did not result in decreased grain yield in these experiments, an increase in pathogen inoculum due to higher disease severity could influence Goss' wilt epidemics in future years. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Nathan H Haugrud
- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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Flores-López LF, Olalde-Portugal V, Vidaver AK, Morales-Galván Ó, Hernández-Rosales M, Huerta AI. Unlocking a Mystery: Characterizing the First Appearance of Clavibacter nebraskensis in Mexican Cornfields. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1374-1381. [PMID: 38105456 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-23-1493-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The Goss's wilt and leaf blight is a disease of maize (Zea mays) caused by Clavibacter nebraskensis, which was widespread in the last several years throughout the Midwest in the United States, south in Texas, and north to Canada. The bacterium is included within the high-risk list of quarantine pathogens by many plant protection organizations and countries including Mexico. Severe blight symptoms on maize plants were found in different provinces from Coahuila and Tlaxcala, Mexico, in 2012 and 2021, respectively. Twenty bacterial isolates with morphology similar to C. nebraskensis were obtained from the diseased maize leaves. The isolates were confirmed by phenotypic tests and 16S rRNA and gyrB sequencing. Two strains were tested for pathogenicity tests on seven hybrid sweet corn cultivars available in Mexico, and the most sensitive cultivar was tested for all the strains to fulfill Koch's postulates. The phylogenetic reconstruction based on two single loci reveals a remarkable clustering of Mexican strains to American strains reported approximately 50 years ago. The presence of this pathogen represents a risk and a significant challenge for plant protection strategies in Mexico and maize diversity.
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- Luis Fernando Flores-López
- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados de IPN (CINVESTAV) Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 368224, México
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, U.S.A
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- Departamento de Parasitología Agrícola, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Texcoco 56230, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados de IPN (CINVESTAV) Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 368224, México
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, U.S.A
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Osdaghi E, Robertson AE, Jackson-Ziems TA, Abachi H, Li X, Harveson RM. Clavibacter nebraskensis causing Goss's wilt of maize: Five decades of detaining the enemy in the New World. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:675-692. [PMID: 36116105 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight of maize (Zea mays) caused by the gram-positive coryneform bacterium Clavibacter nebraskensis is an economically important disease in North America. C. nebraskensis is included within the high-risk list of quarantine pathogens by several plant protection organizations (EPPO code: CORBMI), hence it is under strict quarantine control around the world. The causal agent was reported for the first time on maize in Nebraska (USA) in 1969. After an outbreak during the 1970s, prevalence of the disease decreased in the 1980s to the early 2000s, before the disease resurged causing a serious threat to maize production in North America. The re-emergence of Goss's wilt in the corn belt of the United States led to several novel achievements in understanding the pathogen biology and disease control. In this review, we provide an updated overview of the pathogen taxonomy, biology, and epidemiology as well as management strategies of Goss's wilt disease. First, a taxonomic history of the pathogen is provided followed by symptomology and host range, genetic diversity, and pathogenicity mechanisms of the bacterium. Then, utility of high-throughput molecular approaches in the precise detection and identification of the pathogen and the management strategies of the disease are explained. Finally, we highlight the role of integrated pest management strategies to combat the risk of Goss's wilt in the 21st century maize industry. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Large (2-15 cm) tan to grey elongated oval lesions with wavy, irregular water-soaked margins on the leaves. The lesions often start at the leaf tip or are associated with wounding caused by hail or wind damage. Small (1 mm in diameter), dark, discontinuous water-soaked spots, known as "freckles", can be observed in the periphery of lesions. When backlit, the freckles appear translucent. Early infection (prior to growth stage V6) may become systemic and cause seedlings to wilt, wither, and die. Coalescence of lesions results in leaf blighting. HOST RANGE Maize (Zea mays) is the only economic host of the pathogen. A number of Poaceae species are reported to act as secondary hosts for C. nebraskensis. TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE PATHOGEN Class: Actinobacteria; Order: Micrococcales; Family: Microbacteriaceae; Genus: Clavibacter; Species: Clavibacter nebraskensis. SYNONYMS Corynebacterium nebraskense (Schuster, 1970) Vidaver & Mandel 1974; Corynebacterium michiganense pv. nebraskense (Vidaver & Mandel 1974) Dye & Kemp 1977; Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver & Mandel 1974) Carlson & Vidaver 1982; Clavibacter michiganense subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver & Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984; Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (Vidaver & Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984. TYPE MATERIALS ATCC 27794T ; CFBP 2405T ; ICMP 3298T ; LMG 3700T ; NCPPB 2581T . MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Cells are gram-positive, orange-pigmented, pleomorphic club- or rod-shaped, nonspore-forming, nonmotile, and without flagella, approximately 0.5 × 1-2.0 μm. DISTRIBUTION The pathogen is restricted to Canada and the United States. PHYTOSANITARY CATEGORIZATION EPPO code CORBNE.
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- Ebrahim Osdaghi
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Charlottetown Laboratory, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Panhandle Research & Extension Center, University of Nebraska, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA
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Zhang F, Sun J, Wang C, Li C, Chen F, Xu H, Chen X. Bacillus benefits the competitive growth of Ambrosia artemisiifolia by increasing available nutrient levels. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1069016. [PMID: 36714763 PMCID: PMC9879014 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1069016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bacillus can help plants to acquire nutrients either directly or indirectly. However, the role of Bacillus community on the competitive growth of invasive Ambrosia artemisiifolia is poorly understood. Native Setaria viridis is often found in areas that have been invaded by A. artemisiifolia. We sought to determine whether the quantitative and/or qualitative differences in the Bacillus community present on the invasive A. artemisiifolia and native S.viridis provide a competitive advantage to the invasive over native species. A field experiment was established to imitate the invasion of A. artemisiifolia. The 16S rRNA gene was commercially sequenced to identify the bacilli isolated from the rhizosphere soil of field-grown A. artemisiifolia and S. viridis. The Bacillus communities in their rhizosphere were compared, and their effects on the competitive growth of A. artemisiifolia and S. viridis were tested in the pot experiments. Bacillus in the rhizosphere soil of A. artemisiifolia significantly enhanced its intra-specific competitive ability. The relative abundance of B. megaterium in the rhizosphere soil of A. artemisiifolia was significantly higher than that of S. viridis. Inoculation with B. megaterium that was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of both A. artemisiifolia and S. viridis significantly enhanced the relative competitiveness of A. artemisiifolia and inhibited that of S. viridis. The higher abundance of B. megaterium in the rhizosphere of A. artemisiifolia creates higher levels of available nutrients than that in the native S. viridis, which enhance the competitive growth of A. artemisiifolia. The result helps to discover the mechanism of Bacillus community in the invasion of A. artemisiifolia.
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- Fengjuan Zhang
- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yu X, Zhang W, Zhang G, Wu Y, Wu S, Tian M, Ding W, Bahadur A, Chen T, Liu G. Arthrobacter antioxidans sp. nov., a blue pigment-producing species isolated from Mount Everest. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 36748457 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Bacteria in the genus Arthrobacter have been found in extreme environments, e.g. glaciers, brine and mural paintings. Here, we report the discovery of a novel pink-coloured bacterium, strain QL17T, capable of producing an extracellular water-soluble blue pigment. The bacterium was isolated from the soil of the East Rongbuk Glacier of Mt. Everest, China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain QL17T was most closely related to the species Arthrobacter bussei KR32 T. However, compared to A.bussei KR32T and the next closest relatives, the new species demonstrates considerable phylogenetic distance at the whole-genome level, with an average nucleotide identity of <85 % and inferred DNA-DNA hybridization of <30 %. Polyphasic taxonomy results support our conclusion that strain QL17T represents a novel species of the genus Arthrobacter. Strain QL17T had the highest tolerance to hydrogen peroxide at 400 mM. Whole-genome sequencing of strain QL17T revealed the presence of numerous cold-adaptation, antioxidation and UV resistance-associated genes, which are related to adaptation to the extreme environment of Mt. Everest. Results of this study characterized a novel psychrotolerant Arthrobacter species, for which the name Arthrobacter antioxidans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is QL17T (GDMCC 1.2948T=JCM 35246T).
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- Xue Yu
- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu province, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, PR China
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Yu X, Jiang K, Zhang W, Dong S, Wu Y, Zhang G, Wu S, Chen T, Liu G. Purification, Identification, and Properties of a Novel Carotenoid Produced by Arthrobacter sp. QL17 Isolated from Mount Qomolangma. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11081493. [PMID: 36009212 PMCID: PMC9404904 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The genus Arthrobacter is a source of many natural products that are critical in the development of new medicines. Here, we isolated a novel carotenoid from Arthrobacter sp. QL17 and characterized its properties. The carotenoid was extracted with methanol, and purified by column chromatography and semi-preparative HPLC. Based on micrOTOF-Q and NMR analyses, the pigment was chemically characterized as 2,2′-((((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E)-3,7,14,18-tetramethylicosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19-decaene-1,20-diyl)bis(2,2,4-trimethylcyclohex-3-ene-3,1-diyl)) bis(ethan-2-yl-1-ylidene))bi(propane-1,3-diol), and named arthroxanthin. The biological activities of arthroxanthin were evaluated with DPPH, ABTS and MTT assays. Arthroxanthin exhibited excellent radical scavenging properties, as shown for 2, 20-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2-n-(3, 2-ethyl-benzothiazole-6-sulfonic acid) ammonium salt (ABTS), respectively, with IC50s of 69.8 and 21.5 µg/mL. It also showed moderate anticancer activities against HepG2, Hela, MDAB-231, SW480, and MKN-45 with IC50 values of 107.6, 150.4, 143.4, 195.9, and 145.5 μg/mL, respectively. Therefore, arthroxanthin derived from Arthrobacter sp. QL17 may be a potent antioxidant and anticancer agent for food and pharmaceutical use.
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- Xue Yu
- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China;
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Agronomy College, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China;
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- Correspondence: (W.Z.); (G.L.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China;
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730030, China; (Y.W.); (G.Z.); (S.W.); (T.C.)
- Correspondence: (W.Z.); (G.L.)
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Bauske EC, Friskop AJ. Effects of Hybrid Susceptibility and Inoculation Timing on Goss's Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight Severity and Corn Yield. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1765-1770. [PMID: 33406859 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-20-1786-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight (Goss's wilt) of corn is the most important corn disease in North Dakota (ND), and yield loss due to the disease has not been reliably quantified in northern corn growing regions. To help quantify the amount of yield loss caused by Goss's wilt, a total of six field experiments were conducted from 2015 to 2017. Experiments were designed in a randomized complete block with a split plot arrangement. Hybrids served as main plots and Clavibacter nebraskensis inoculation timings as subplots. Three hybrids were used and classified as susceptible, moderately susceptible, and resistant. Inoculation timings included a noninoculated control, six to 10 leaf collars (V6 to V10), reproductive silk stage (R1), or a sequential combination of V6 to V10 and R1. A high level of disease (greater than 50% on susceptible hybrid) occurred in three experiments, a low level of disease (less than 5% on susceptible hybrid) in one experiment, and no disease was reported in two experiments. A combined analysis of the high disease experiments indicated yield losses of 34 to 41% on the susceptible hybrid when C. nebraskensis inoculation occurred at V6 to V10. Yield losses of 22 to 25% occurred on the moderately susceptible hybrid when C. nebraskensis inoculation occurred at V6 to V10, and statistical differences in yield loss were not found among inoculations timings on the resistant hybrid. Correlation analyses suggest that for every 1% increase in R1 disease severity on the susceptible hybrid, yield was reduced by 117 kg/ha (1.9 bu/acre). The current study further demonstrates the importance of hybrid resistance and provides updated yield loss information on Goss's wilt in a northern corn growing region.
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- Elizabeth C Bauske
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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Mehl KM, Mikel MA, Bradley CA. Evaluation of Corn Germplasm Accessions for Resistance to Clavibacter nebraskensis, Causal Agent of Goss's Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:156-163. [PMID: 33118875 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-19-2394-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight of corn (Zea mays), caused by Clavibacter nebraskensis, is a reemerging disease in the Midwestern United States. From 2011 to 2013, field studies and a greenhouse study were conducted to assess the University of Illinois maize inbred collection for putative sources of resistance to Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight. This inbred collection consisted of over 2,000 diverse inbred corn lines that have been collected from all over the world. An initial field screen of over 1,000 inbred lines from the collection was conducted in Urbana, IL in 2011. These lines were inoculated with a C. nebraskensis cell suspension and rated for Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight severity using a 1-to-9 scale, with a score of 1 being most resistant. Means for Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight ratings ranged from 1 to 8.5. The initial screen identified over 150 lines that had high levels of resistance (severity score of ≤2.5). In total, 177 lines were used in the second stage of field screening. In the second stage, average Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight severity ranged from 1.1 to 7.4. Nine lines with high levels of resistance in 2011 and 2012 were advanced to the third stage of field screening. The mean Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight severity rating of the resistant lines in the last stage was 1.9, while the susceptible check had a mean score of 6.4. These nine lines were also used in the greenhouse to assess whether resistance varied based on inoculating roots, stems, or leaves. Disease severity was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) less when roots were inoculated compared with both leaf and stem inoculations, which were not significantly different from each other. Lines having high levels of field resistance were also found to be resistant in greenhouse screening regardless of inoculation method. Clustering of pedigree distance of the 34 resistant lines (severity score of ≤2.5) with known pedigree information found that 21 clustered with the Lancaster heterotic family, 4 were related to the Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic family, and 9 did not cluster with an identifiable heterotic family. These results show that the Lancaster family is an excellent source of Goss's wilt resistance, and that fewer sources of resistance were found in other families. The most resistant lines identified from this research are potential sources of resistance to Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight, and their lineage can be used in corn breeding programs to develop resistant hybrids.
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- Kelsey M Mehl
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton, KY 42445, U.S.A
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- Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center and Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton, KY 42445, U.S.A
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Identification of Loci That Confer Resistance to Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Maize. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2020; 10:2819-2828. [PMID: 32571803 PMCID: PMC7407448 DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Crops are hosts to numerous plant pathogenic microorganisms. Maize has several major disease issues; thus, breeding multiple disease resistant (MDR) varieties is critical. While the genetic basis of resistance to multiple fungal pathogens has been studied in maize, less is known about the relationship between fungal and bacterial resistance. In this study, we evaluated a disease resistance introgression line (DRIL) population for the foliar disease Goss’s bacterial wilt and blight (GW) and conducted quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. We identified a total of ten QTL across multiple environments. We then combined our GW data with data on four additional foliar diseases (northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot, and bacterial leaf streak) and conducted multivariate analysis to identify regions conferring resistance to multiple diseases. We identified 20 chromosomal bins with putative multiple disease effects. We examined the five chromosomal regions (bins 1.05, 3.04, 4.06, 8.03, and 9.02) with the strongest statistical support. By examining how each haplotype effected each disease, we identified several regions associated with increased resistance to multiple diseases and three regions associated with opposite effects for bacterial and fungal diseases. In summary, we identified several promising candidate regions for multiple disease resistance in maize and specific DRILs to expedite interrogation.
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Genome-Wide Association and Gene Co-expression Network Analyses Reveal Complex Genetics of Resistance to Goss's Wilt of Maize. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2019; 9:3139-3152. [PMID: 31362973 PMCID: PMC6778796 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is a disease of maize caused by the gram positive bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (Cmn). First discovered in Nebraska, Goss’s wilt has now spread to major maize growing states in the United States and three provinces in Canada. Previous studies conducted using elite maize inbred lines and their hybrids have shown that resistance to Goss’s wilt is a quantitative trait. The objective of this study was to further our understanding of the genetic basis of resistance to Goss’s wilt by using a combined approach of genome-wide association mapping and gene co-expression network analysis. Genome-wide association analysis was accomplished using a diversity panel consisting of 555 maize inbred lines and a set of 450 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from three bi-parental mapping populations, providing the most comprehensive screening of Goss’s wilt resistance to date. Three SNPs in the diversity panel and 10 SNPs in the combined dataset, including the diversity panel and RILs, were found to be significantly associated with Goss’s wilt resistance. Each significant SNP explained 1–5% of the phenotypic variation for Goss’s wilt (total of 8–11%). To augment the results of genome-wide association mapping and help identify candidate genes, a time course RNA sequencing experiment was conducted using resistant (N551) and susceptible (B14A) maize inbred lines. Gene co-expression network analysis of this time course experiment identified one module of 141 correlated genes that showed differential regulation in response to Cmn inoculations in both resistant and susceptible lines. SNPs inside and flanking these genes explained 13.3% of the phenotypic variation. Among 1,000 random samples of genes, only 8% of samples explained more phenotypic variance for Goss’s wilt resistance than those implicated by the co-expression network analysis. While a statistically significant enrichment was not observed (P < 0.05), these results suggest a possible role for these genes in quantitative resistance at the field level and warrant more research on combining gene co-expression network analysis with quantitative genetic analyses to dissect complex disease resistance traits. The results of the GWAS and co-expression analysis both support the complex nature of resistance to this important disease of maize.
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Webster BT, Curland RD, McNally RR, Ishimaru CA, Malvick DK. Infection, Survival, and Growth of Clavibacter nebraskensis on Crop, Weed, and Prairie Plant Species. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:2108-2112. [PMID: 31215853 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-19-0346-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Clavibacter nebraskensis is the causal agent of Goss's leaf blight and wilt, an important disease of maize in the United States and Canada. The epidemiology and ecology of this bacterial pathogen are poorly understood. Infested maize residue is often considered to be the primary source of inoculum for maize; however, the potential for many other plant species to be infected and serve as inoculum sources is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine if C. nebraskensis could infect, survive, and grow on common weed, crop, and grass species. Seedling leaves of 18 plant species that grow in maize production areas in the United States were inoculated with this pathogen in a controlled environment and in the field. Lesion development, bacterial streaming, and pathogen population size on leaves were then determined and used as criteria to evaluate host-pathogen interactions. Woolly cupgrass (Eriochloa villosa) and the native prairie grasses big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) developed lesions and bacterial streaming, identifying them as hosts and susceptible to infection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of these grass species being hosts of C. nebraskensis. Ten other grass species, including wheat and oats, were identified as potential sustaining hosts that maintained epiphytic or endophytic pathogen populations >106 colony forming units per leaf sample but displayed no evidence of infection. Five broadleaf species tested were nonhosts based on the three criteria. This study suggests that multiple plant species support infection and growth of C. nebraskensis and further elucidates the ecology of this pathogen and the epidemiology of Goss's wilt.
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- B T Webster
- 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 2Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 2Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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Block CC, Shepherd LM, Mbofung-Curtis GC, Sernett JM, Robertson AE. Re-evaluation of Seed Transmission of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis in Zea mays. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:110-116. [PMID: 30412457 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-18-0292-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The spread of Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight of corn (Zea mays), caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, to a wider geographic range in the early 2000s compared with the late 1960s has generated concern about the possible role of seed transmission in long-distance spread. The objectives of this research were: (1) to determine the percentage of seed infection found in seed harvested from inoculated and noninoculated plants of hybrids that varied in resistance to Goss's wilt; and (2) to estimate the seed transmission rate from these infected seed lots. The greatest percent seed infection was detected in seed from inoculated plants of the most susceptible hybrid and the least in seed from the most resistant hybrid. Seed lots with seed infection that ranged from 3.6 to 37.0% were planted in three field and three greenhouse trials. A total of 12 seed transmission events (Goss's wilt symptomatic seedlings) were identified among 241,850 plants examined, for a seed transmission rate of 0.005%. When the seed transmission rate was recalculated to consider only the infected seed portion of each seed lot, the rate increased to 0.040% (12 events from 30,088 potentially infected plants). Based on the low seed transmission rate observed and previous research on disease spread from a point source, it seems unlikely that seed transmission could introduce enough inoculum to create a serious disease outbreak in a single growing season. However, risk of seed transmission is relevant for phytosanitary restrictions and preventing the introduction of the pathogen to new areas. To date, Goss's wilt has not been detected outside North America, and while the risk of seed transmission is very low, the risk is not zero. Fortunately, the presence of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis in corn seed is readily detectable by established seed health testing methods.
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- Seed Science Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 (deceased)
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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Hammerschmidt R. How glyphosate affects plant disease development: it is more than enhanced susceptibility. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1054-1063. [PMID: 28067016 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Glyphosate has been shown to affect the development of plant disease in several ways. Plants utilize phenolic and other shikimic acid pathway-derived compounds as part of their defense against pathogens, and glyphosate inhibits the biosynthesis of these compounds via its mode of action. Several studies have shown a correlation between enhanced disease and suppression of phenolic compound production after glyphosate. Glyphosate-resistant crop plants have also been studied for changes in resistance as a result of carrying the glyphosate resistance trait. The evidence indicates that neither the resistance trait nor application of glyphosate to glyphosate-resistant plants increases susceptibility to disease. The only exceptions to this are cases where glyphosate has been shown to reduce rust diseases on glyphosate-resistant crops, supporting a fungicidal role for this chemical. Finally, glyphosate treatment of weeds or volunteer crops can cause a temporary increase in soil-borne pathogens that may result in disease development if crops are planted too soon after glyphosate application. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ray Hammerschmidt
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, 578 Wilson Road, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P, Xu M. Quantitative Disease Resistance: Dissection and Adoption in Maize. MOLECULAR PLANT 2017; 10:402-413. [PMID: 28254471 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Maize is the world's most produced crop, providing food, feed, and biofuel. Maize production is constantly threatened by the presence of devastating pathogens worldwide. Characterization of the genetic components underlying disease resistance is a major research area in maize which is highly relevant for resistance breeding programs. Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) is the type of resistance most widely used by maize breeders. The past decade has witnessed significant progress in fine-mapping and cloning of genes controlling QDR. The molecular mechanisms underlying QDR remain poorly understood and exploited. In this review we discuss recent advances in maize QDR research and strategy for resistance breeding.
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- Qin Yang
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA; USDA-ARS Plant Sciences Research Unit, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- National Maize Improvement Centre of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Langemeier CB, Robertson AE, Wang D, Jackson-Ziems TA, Kruger GR. Factors Affecting the Development and Severity of Goss's Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight of Corn, Caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. PLANT DISEASE 2017; 101:54-61. [PMID: 30682309 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-15-0038-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight, which is caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, is a disease of corn (Zea mays) that has been increasingly reported across the Midwest since its reemergence in western Nebraska, northeastern Colorado, and southeastern Wyoming during the 2006 growing season. The objective of this study was to identify environmental and agronomic factors contributing to the incidence of the disease across the Corn Belt through a multistate survey conducted during the 2011 growing season. Of the 2,400 surveys distributed throughout nine states, 486 were returned with corn leaf samples, of which 70% tested positive for C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The agronomic data associated with each field were analyzed using classification and regression tree and random forest analyses to identify the factors that contributed most to Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight development. A χ2 test of independence was also done to determine relationships between certain variables and disease incidence. The two best predictors of Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight were hybrid resistance to Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight, as indicated by the seed companies' score and a planting population density >67,500 plants ha-1. Other important predictors included longitude, planting date, crop rotation, percent residue, yield history, tillage, and growth stage. Relationships between glyphosate applications, foliar fungicide applications, and corn rootworm beetle with samples testing positive for C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis were also detected. These data contribute to our understanding of factors that increase the risk of Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight, and should enable more effective management practices to be adopted or developed.
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- Statistics and Mathematics Group, Dow AgroSciences, formerly Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Tambong JT, Xu R, Daayf F, Brière S, Bilodeau GJ, Tropiano R, Hartke A, Reid LM, Cott M, Cote T, Agarkova I. Genome Analysis and Development of a Multiplex TaqMan Real-Time PCR for Specific Identification and Detection of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:1473-1485. [PMID: 27452898 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-16-0188-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The reemergence of the Goss's bacterial wilt and blight disease in corn in the United States and Canada has prompted investigative research to better understand the genome organization. In this study, we generated a draft genome sequence of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis strain DOAB 395 and performed genome and proteome analysis of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis strains isolated in 2014 (DOAB 397 and DOAB 395) compared with the type strain, NCPPB 2581 (isolated over 40 years ago). The proteomes of strains DOAB 395 and DOAB 397 exhibited a 99.2% homology but had 92.1 and 91.8% homology, respectively, with strain NCPPB 2581. The majority (99.9%) of the protein sequences had a 99.6 to 100% homology between C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis strains DOAB 395 and DOAB 397, with only four protein sequences (0.1%) exhibiting a similarity <70%. In contrast, 3.0% of the protein sequences of strain DOAB 395 or DOAB 397 showed low homologies (<70%) with the type strain NCPPB 2581. The genome data were exploited for the development of a multiplex TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tool for rapid detection of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. The specificity of the assay was validated using 122 strains of Clavibacter and non-Clavibacter spp. A blind test and naturally infected leaf samples were used to confirm specificity. The sensitivity (0.1 to 1.0 pg) compared favorably with previously reported real-time PCR assays. This tool should fill the current gap for a reliable diagnostic technique.
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- James T Tambong
- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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- First, second, and eighth authors: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; third author: Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh authors: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ninth and tenth authors: Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Carman, Manitoba, Canada; and eleventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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McNally RR, Ishimaru CA, Malvick DK. PCR-Mediated Detection and Quantification of the Goss's Wilt Pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis Via a Novel Gene Target. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:1465-1472. [PMID: 27442535 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-16-0190-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Goss's leaf blight and wilt of maize (corn) is a significant and reemerging disease caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Despite its importance, molecular tools for diagnosing and studying this disease remain limited. We report the identification of CMN_01184 as a novel gene target and its use in conventional PCR (cPCR) and SYBR green-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays for specific detection and quantification of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. The cPCR and qPCR assays based on primers targeting CMN_01184 specifically amplified only C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis among a diverse collection of 129 bacterial and fungal isolates, including multiple maize bacterial and fungal pathogens, environmental organisms from agricultural fields, and all known subspecies of C. michiganensis. Specificity of the assays for detection of only C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was also validated with field samples of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis-infected and uninfected maize leaves and C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis-infested and uninfested soil. Detection limits were determined at 30 and 3 ng of pure C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis DNA, and 100 and 10 CFU of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis for the cPCR and qPCR assays, respectively. Infection of maize leaves by C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was quantified from infected field samples and was standardized using an internal maize DNA control. These novel, specific, and sensitive PCR assays based on CMN_01184 are effective for diagnosis of Goss's wilt and for studies of the epidemiology and host-pathogen interactions of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis.
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- R Ryan McNally
- First, second, and third authors: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; and second and third authors: Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota
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- First, second, and third authors: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; and second and third authors: Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota
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- First, second, and third authors: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; and second and third authors: Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota
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Mallowa SO, Mbofung GY, Eggenberger SK, Den Adel RL, Scheiding SR, Robertson AE. Infection of Maize by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis Does Not Require Severe Wounding. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:724-731. [PMID: 30688618 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-15-0923-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight of maize is caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Infested residue is the primary source of inoculum and infection occurs via wounds caused by sand blasting, hail, or wind damage. The pathogen survives as an epiphyte on maize leaves and, because the disease has been observed on plants in the field with no obvious wounding, we wondered whether infection by epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis and disease development could occur in the absence of severe wounding. Consequently, greenhouse experiments were done to evaluate disease development in the absence of wounding in ambient and increased humidity conditions. Maize plants at the V4 to V5 crop development stage were spray inoculated with a suspension of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (108 cells ml-1). Leaf blight incidence was assessed on whole plants and individual leaves; epiphytic populations of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis were monitored by dilution plating of leaf washes; and epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis colonization was visualized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Goss's leaf blight symptoms were observed on nonwounded plants in ambient (37.0% plant incidence) and increased humidity conditions (60.0% plant incidence). Populations of epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis survived and increased on maize leaves, particularly at increased humidity. We observed C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis colonizing maize leaves in localized sites that included epidermal junctions, cuticle depressions, in and around stomata, and at the base of trichomes. Single cells and aggregates of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis were observed within substomatal chambers using SEM. These data indicate that severe wounding is not necessary for C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis infection of maize, and stomata or trichomes may serve as entry points for the bacterium.
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50010
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50010
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Eggenberger S, Diaz-Arias MM, Gougherty AV, Nutter FW, Sernett J, Robertson AE. Dissemination of Goss's Wilt of Corn and Epiphytic Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis from Inoculum Point Sources. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:686-695. [PMID: 30688625 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-15-0486-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Goss's wilt of corn, caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, has reemerged since 2006 as an economically important disease of corn in in the Midwestern United States. In 2012 and 2013, field plot studies were conducted with a pathogenic, rifampicin-resistant C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis isolate and a Goss's wilt-susceptible corn hybrid to monitor epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis population densities and the temporal and spatial spread of Goss's wilt incidence originating from inoculum point sources. The randomized complete block trial included three treatments: noninoculated control, inoculum point sources established by wound inoculation, and inoculum point sources consisting of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis-infested corn residue. Epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was detected on asymptomatic corn leaves collected up to 2.5 m away from inoculum sources at 15 days after inoculation in both years. The percentage of asymptomatic leaf samples on which epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was detected increased until mid-August in both years, and reached 90, 55, and 35% in wound-, residue-, and noninoculated plots, respectively, in 2012; and 50, 11, and 2%, respectively, in 2013. Although both growing seasons were drier than normal, Goss's wilt incidence increased over time and space from all C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis point sources. Plots infested with C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis residue had final Goss's wilt incidence of 7.5 and 1.8% in 2012 and 2013, respectively; plots with a wound-inoculated source had final Goss's wilt incidence of 16.6 and 14.0% in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Our findings suggest that relatively recent outbreaks of Goss's wilt in new regions of the United States may be the result of a gradual, nondetected buildup of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis inoculum in fields.
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- Sharon Eggenberger
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50014
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- Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, 21532
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University
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- Fifth author: Monsanto Company, Huxley, IA 50124
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Mbofung GCY, Sernett J, Horner HT, Robertson AE. Comparison of Susceptible and Resistant Maize Hybrids to Colonization by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:711-717. [PMID: 30688623 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-15-0448-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis causes Goss's bacterial wilt and blight on maize and is managed primarily with C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis-resistant hybrids. To understand the mechanisms of resistance to infection by C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, leaves of a susceptible and a resistant maize hybrid at the V4 to V5 developmental stage were wound inoculated with the pathogen. Blight lesion length was monitored, C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis colonizing ability was determined, and structural changes were observed using microscopy. Bacterial colonization preceded lesion development that occurred 4 to 5 days postinoculation in both hybrids. Lesion expansion in the susceptible hybrid was associated with a faster rate of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis spread and multiplication in the tissues. In the resistant hybrid, spread and multiplication was reduced (P < 0.0001) and, at 16 days postinoculation, became imperceptible. Initially, C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis showed a preference for colonization of the metaxylem vessels in both hybrids. Spread from cell to cell was accomplished through disruption of cell walls, presumably from abundance of bacterial cells or enzymatic activity. Morphological responses of the resistant maize hybrid to infection by C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis were similar to those reported in maize inbred lines that were resistant to Stewart's wilt caused by Pantoea stewartii. Resistance to C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was associated with production of a dense matrix in the xylem that deformed and restricted movement of the bacterial cells.
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- Gladys C Y Mbofung
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-1020
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology & Microscopy and Nano-Imaging Facility, Iowa State University, Ames
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames
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Characterization and Comparison of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis Strains Recovered from Epiphytic and Symptomatic Infections of Maize in Iowa. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143553. [PMID: 26599211 PMCID: PMC4658045 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (Cmn), the causal organism of Goss’s wilt and leaf blight of maize, can be detected in the phyllosphere of its host prior to disease development. We compared the morphology and pathogenicity of 37 putative isolates of Cmn recovered from asymptomatic and symptomatic maize leaves. Thirty-three of the isolates produced mucoid orange colonies, irrespective of the source of isolation and all but four of these isolates were pathogenic on maize. The remaining 4 isolates recovered from asymptomatic leaves had large fluidal yellow colonies, and were non-pathogenic on maize. Isolates varied in their aggressiveness on a susceptible hybrid of maize but no significant differences in aggressiveness were detected between epiphytic isolates and those recovered from diseased maize tissues. The genomics of Cmn is poorly understood; therefore as a first step to determining what genes may play a role in virulence, we compared 33 putative virulence gene sequences from 6 pathogenic and a non-pathogenic isolate recovered from the phyllosphere. Sequence polymorphisms were detected in 5 genes, cellulase A, two endoglucanases, xylanase B and a pectate lyase but there was no relationship with pathogenicity. Further research is needed to determine what genes play a role in virulence of Cmn. Our data show however, that the virulence factors in Cmn likely differ from those reported for the closely related subspecies michiganensis and sepedonicus.
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Shyu C, Brutnell TP. Growth-defence balance in grass biomass production: the role of jasmonates. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:4165-76. [PMID: 25711704 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Growth-defence balance is the selective partitioning of resources between biomass accumulation and defence responses. Although it is generally postulated that reallocation of limited carbon pools drives the antagonism between growth and defence, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this regulation. Jasmonates (JAs) are a group of oxylipins that are required for a broad range of responses from defence against insects to reproductive growth. Application of JAs to seedlings also leads to inhibited growth and repression of photosynthesis, suggesting a role for JAs in regulating growth-defence balance. The majority of JA research uses dicot models such as Arabidopsis and tomato, while understanding of JA biology in monocot grasses, which comprise most bioenergy feedstocks, food for human consumption, and animal feed, is limited. Interestingly, JA mutants of grasses exhibit unique phenotypes compared with well-studied dicot models. Gene expression analyses in bioenergy grasses also suggest roles for JA in rhizome development, which has not been demonstrated in Arabidopsis. In this review we summarize current knowledge of JA biology in panicoid grasses-the group that consists of the world's emerging bioenergy grasses such as switchgrass, sugarcane, Miscanthus, and sorghum. We discuss outstanding questions regarding the role of JAs in panicoid grasses, and highlight the importance of utilizing emerging grass models for molecular studies to provide a basis for engineering bioenergy grasses that can maximize biomass accumulation while efficiently defending against stress.
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- Christine Shyu
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO 63132, USA
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Duke SO, Lydon J, Koskinen WC, Moorman TB, Chaney RL, Hammerschmidt R. Glyphosate effects on plant mineral nutrition, crop rhizosphere microbiota, and plant disease in glyphosate-resistant crops. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:10375-97. [PMID: 23013354 PMCID: PMC3479986 DOI: 10.1021/jf302436u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Claims have been made recently that glyphosate-resistant (GR) crops sometimes have mineral deficiencies and increased plant disease. This review evaluates the literature that is germane to these claims. Our conclusions are: (1) although there is conflicting literature on the effects of glyphosate on mineral nutrition on GR crops, most of the literature indicates that mineral nutrition in GR crops is not affected by either the GR trait or by application of glyphosate; (2) most of the available data support the view that neither the GR transgenes nor glyphosate use in GR crops increases crop disease; and (3) yield data on GR crops do not support the hypotheses that there are substantive mineral nutrition or disease problems that are specific to GR crops.
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- Stephen O Duke
- USDA, ARS Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, P.O. Box 8048, University, Mississippi 38677, USA.
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Agarkova IV, Lambrecht PA, Vidaver AK. Genetic diversity and population structure of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Can J Microbiol 2011; 57:366-74. [PMID: 21510777 DOI: 10.1139/w11-016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (CMN) is a gram-positive bacterium and an incitant of Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight or "leaf freckles" in corn. A population structure of a wide temporal and geographic collection of CMN strains (n = 131), originating between 1969 and 2009, was determined using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis and repetitive DNA sequence-based BOX-PCR. Analysis of the composite data set of AFLP and BOX-PCR fingerprints revealed two groups with a 60% cutoff similarity: a major group A (n = 118 strains) and a minor group B (n = 13 strains). The clustering in both groups was not correlated with strain pathogenicity. Group A contained two clusters, A1 (n = 78) and A2 (n = 40), with a linkage of 75%. Group A strains did not show any correlation with historical, geographical, morphological, or physiological properties of the strains. Group B was very heterogeneous and eight out of nine clusters were represented by a single strain. The mean similarity between clusters in group B varied from 13% to 63%. All strains in group B were isolated after 1999. The percentage of group B strains among all strains isolated after 1999 (n = 69) was 18.8%. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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- I V Agarkova
- Plant Pathology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA
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