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Hwang IS, Oh EJ, Oh CS. A novel virulence gene, cviA1 of Clavibacter michiganensis for necrosis development in the Nicotiana benthamiana plant. Microbiol Res 2024; 285:127743. [PMID: 38733725 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Clavibacter michiganensis is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes diverse disease symptoms in tomatoes and Nicotiana benthamiana, a surrogate host plant, including canker, blister lesions, and wilting. Previously, we reported that C. michiganensis also causes necrosis in N. benthamiana leaves. Here, to identify novel virulence genes of C. michiganensis required for necrosis development in N. benthamiana leaves, we screened 1,862 transposon-inserted mutants and identified a mutant strain that exhibited weak and delayed necrosis, whereas there was no discernible difference in blister lesions, canker, or wilting symptoms. Notably, this mutant caused canker similar to that of the wild-type strain, but caused mild wilting in tomato. This mutant carried a transposon in a chromosomal gene, called Clavibactervirulence gene A1 (cviA1). CviA1 encodes a 180-amino acid protein with a signal peptide (SP) at the N-terminus and two putative transmembrane domains (TMs) at the C-terminus. Interestingly, deletion of the SP or the C-terminus, including the two putative TMs, in CviA1 failed to restore full necrosis in the mutant, highlighting the importance of protein secretion and the putative TMs for necrosis. A paralog of cviA1, cviA2 is located on the large plasmid pCM2 of C. michiganensis. Despite its high similarity to cviA1, the introduction of cviA2 into the cviA1 mutant strain did not restore virulence. Similarly, the introduction of cviA1 into the Clavibacter capsici type strain PF008, which initially lacks cviA1, did not enhance necrosis symptoms. These results reveals that the chromosomal cviA1 gene in C. michiganensis plays an important role in necrosis development in N. benthamiana leaves.
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- In Sun Hwang
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea; Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, the Republic of Korea.
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Stevens DM, Moreno-Pérez A, Weisberg AJ, Ramsing C, Fliegmann J, Zhang N, Madrigal M, Martin G, Steinbrenner A, Felix G, Coaker G. Natural variation of immune epitopes reveals intrabacterial antagonism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2319499121. [PMID: 38814867 PMCID: PMC11161748 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319499121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Plants and animals detect biomolecules termed microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) and induce immunity. Agricultural production is severely impacted by pathogens which can be controlled by transferring immune receptors. However, most studies use a single MAMP epitope and the impact of diverse multicopy MAMPs on immune induction is unknown. Here, we characterized the epitope landscape from five proteinaceous MAMPs across 4,228 plant-associated bacterial genomes. Despite the diversity sampled, natural variation was constrained and experimentally testable. Immune perception in both Arabidopsis and tomato depended on both epitope sequence and copy number variation. For example, Elongation Factor Tu is predominantly single copy, and 92% of its epitopes are immunogenic. Conversely, 99.9% of bacterial genomes contain multiple cold shock proteins, and 46% carry a nonimmunogenic form. We uncovered a mechanism for immune evasion, intrabacterial antagonism, where a nonimmunogenic cold shock protein blocks perception of immunogenic forms encoded in the same genome. These data will lay the foundation for immune receptor deployment and engineering based on natural variation.
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- Danielle M. Stevens
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA95616
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR97331
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen72074, Germany
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY14853
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY14853
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen72074, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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Oh EJ, Hwang IS, Kwon CT, Oh CS. A Putative Apoplastic Effector of Clavibacter capsici, ChpG Cc as Hypersensitive Response and Virulence (Hrv) Protein in Plants. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2024; 37:370-379. [PMID: 38148291 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-23-0145-r] [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: 12/28/2023]
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Clavibacter bacteria use secreted apoplastic effectors, such as putative serine proteases, for virulence in host plants and for hypersensitive response (HR) induction in nonhost plants. Previously, we have shown that Clavibacter capsici ChpGCc is important for the necrosis development in pepper (Capsicum annuum) leaves. Here, we determine the function of ChpGCc, along with three paralogous proteins, for HR induction in the apoplastic space of a nonhost plant, Nicotiana tabacum. The full-length and signal peptide-deleted (ΔSP) mature forms of all proteins fused with the tobacco PR1b signal sequence were generated. The full-length and ΔSP forms of ChpGCc and only the ΔSP forms of ChpECc and Pat-1Cc, but none of the ChpCCc, triggered HR. Based on the predicted protein structures, ChpGCc carries amino acids for a catalytic triad and a disulfide bridge in positions like Pat-1Cm. Substituting these amino acids of ChpGCc with alanine abolished or reduced HR-inducing activity. To determine whether these residues are important for necrosis development in pepper, alanine-substituted chpGCc genes were transformed into the C. capsici PF008ΔpCM1 strain, which lacks the intact chpGCc gene. The strain with any variants failed to restore the necrosis-causing ability. These results suggest that ChpGCc has a dual function as a virulence factor in host plants and an HR elicitor in nonhost plants. Based on our findings and previous results, we propose Clavibacter apoplastic effectors, such as ChpGCc, Pat-1Cm, Chp-7Cs, and ChpGCm, as hypersensitive response and virulence (Hrv) proteins that display phenotypic similarities to the hypersensitive response and pathogenicity (Hrp) proteins found in gram-negative bacteria. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Eom-Ji Oh
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Stevens DM, Moreno-Pérez A, Weisberg AJ, Ramsing C, Fliegmann J, Zhang N, Madrigal M, Martin G, Steinbrenner A, Felix G, Coaker G. Natural variation of immune epitopes reveals intrabacterial antagonism. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.09.21.558511. [PMID: 37790530 PMCID: PMC10543004 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.21.558511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Plants and animals detect biomolecules termed Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs) and induce immunity. Agricultural production is severely impacted by pathogens which can be controlled by transferring immune receptors. However, most studies use a single MAMP epitope and the impact of diverse multi-copy MAMPs on immune induction is unknown. Here we characterized the epitope landscape from five proteinaceous MAMPs across 4,228 plant-associated bacterial genomes. Despite the diversity sampled, natural variation was constrained and experimentally testable. Immune perception in both Arabidopsis and tomato depended on both epitope sequence and copy number variation. For example, Elongation Factor Tu is predominantly single copy and 92% of its epitopes are immunogenic. Conversely, 99.9% of bacterial genomes contain multiple Cold Shock Proteins and 46% carry a non-immunogenic form. We uncovered a new mechanism for immune evasion, intrabacterial antagonism, where a non-immunogenic Cold Shock Protein blocks perception of immunogenic forms encoded in the same genome. These data will lay the foundation for immune receptor deployment and engineering based on natural variation.
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- Danielle M. Stevens
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca NY, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca NY, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Biology, Box 351800, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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Zhou H, Li QX, Zeng L, Cao C, Zhang T, Zhou Y, He H. Uracil hydrazones: design, synthesis, antimicrobial activities, and putative mode of action. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:414-425. [PMID: 37708309 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Crop diseases caused by plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria have led to substantial losses in global food production. Chemical pesticides have been widely used as a primary means to mitigate these issues. Nevertheless, the persistent and excessive use of pesticides has resulted in the emergence of microbial resistance. Moreover, the improper application and excessive utilization of pesticides can contribute to environmental pollution and the persistence of pesticide residues. Consequently, the development of novel and highly effective bactericides and fungicides to combat plant pathogens holds immense practical importance. RESULTS A series of uracil hydrazones IV-B was deliberately designed and evaluated for their antimicrobial efficacy. The results of bioassays indicated that most IV-B exhibited >80% inhibition against the fungal species Monilia fructigena and Sclerotium rolfsii, as well as the bacterial species Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, and Ralstonia solanacearum, at 50 μg/mL in vitro. In vivo, IV-B20 showed 89.9% of curative and 71.8% of protective activities against C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis at 100 μg/mL superior to thiodiazole copper and copper hydroxide. IV-B20 also showed excellent protective activity against M. fructigena (96.3% at 200 μg/mL) and S. rolfsii (80.4% at 1000 μg/mL), which were greater than chlorothalonil and equivalent to thifluzamide. Mechanistic studies revealed that IV-B20 induced oxidative damage in pathogenic bacteria and promoted the leakage of cellular contents. CONCLUSION This study suggests that IV-B20 with uracil hydrazone skeleton has great potential as an antimicrobial candidate. These findings lay a foundation for practical application in agriculture. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Huan Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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de Sandozequi A, Martínez‐Anaya C. Bacterial surface-exposed lipoproteins and sortase-mediated anchored cell surface proteins in plant infection. Microbiologyopen 2023; 12:e1382. [PMID: 37877658 PMCID: PMC10501053 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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The bacterial cell envelope is involved in all stages of infection and the study of its components and structures is important to understand how bacteria interact with the extracellular milieu. Thanks to new techniques that focus on identifying bacterial surface proteins, we now better understand the specific components involved in host-pathogen interactions. In the fight against the deleterious effects of pathogenic bacteria, bacterial surface proteins (at the cell envelope) are important targets as they play crucial roles in the colonization and infection of host tissues. These surface proteins serve functions such as protection, secretion, biofilm formation, nutrient intake, metabolism, and virulence. Bacteria use different mechanisms to associate proteins to the cell surface via posttranslational modification, such as the addition of a lipid moiety to create lipoproteins and attachment to the peptidoglycan layer by sortases. In this review, we focus on these types of proteins (and provide examples of others) that are associated with the bacterial cell envelope by posttranslational modifications and their roles in plant infection.
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- Andrés de Sandozequi
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y BiocatálisisInstituto de BiotecnologíaCuernavacaMéxico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y BiocatálisisInstituto de BiotecnologíaCuernavacaMéxico
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Koseoglou E, Hanika K, Mohd Nadzir MM, Kohlen W, van der Wolf JM, Visser RGF, Bai Y. Inactivation of tomato WAT1 leads to reduced susceptibility to Clavibacter michiganensis through downregulation of bacterial virulence factors. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1082094. [PMID: 37324660 PMCID: PMC10264788 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1082094] [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: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tomato bacterial canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis (Cm) is considered to be one of the most destructive bacterial diseases of tomato. To date, no resistance to the pathogen has been identified. While several molecular studies have identified (Cm) bacterial factors involved in disease development, the plant genes and mechanisms associated with susceptibility of tomato to the bacterium remain largely unknown. Here, we show for the first time that tomato gene SlWAT1 is a susceptibility gene to Cm. We inactivated the gene SlWAT1 through RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 to study changes in tomato susceptibility to Cm. Furthermore, we analysed the role of the gene in the molecular interaction with the pathogen. Our findings demonstrate that SlWAT1 functions as an S gene to genetically diverse Cm strains. Inactivation of SlWAT1 reduced free auxin contents and ethylene synthesis in tomato stems and suppressed the expression of specific bacterial virulence factors. However, CRISPR/Cas9 slwat1 mutants exhibited severe growth defects. The observed reduced susceptibility is possibly a result of downregulation of bacterial virulence factors and reduced auxin contents in transgenic plants. This shows that inactivation of an S gene may affect the expression of bacterial virulence factors.
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- Eleni Koseoglou
- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Cluster of Plant Developmental Biology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Biointeractions & Plant Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Benchlih S, Esmaeel Q, Aberkani K, Tahiri A, Belabess Z, Lahlali R, Barka EA. Modes of Action of Biocontrol Agents and Elicitors for sustainable Protection against Bacterial Canker of Tomato. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030726. [PMID: 36985299 PMCID: PMC10054590 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Tomato is one of the world’s most commonly grown and consumed vegetables. However, it can be attacked by the Gram-positive bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), which causes bacterial canker on tomato plants, resulting in significant financial losses in field production and greenhouses worldwide. The current management strategies rely principally on the application of various chemical pesticides and antibiotics, which represent a real danger to the environment and human safety. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have emerged as an attractive alternative to agrochemical crop protection methods. PGPR act through several mechanisms to support plant growth and performance, while also preventing pathogen infection. This review highlights the importance of bacterial canker disease and the pathogenicity of Cmm. We emphasize the application of PGPR as an ecological and cost-effective approach to the biocontrol of Cmm, specifying the complex modes of biocontrol agents (BCAs), and presenting their direct/indirect mechanisms of action that enable them to effectively protect tomato crops. Pseudomonas and Bacillus are considered to be the most interesting PGPR species for the biological control of Cmm worldwide. Improving plants’ innate defense mechanisms is one of the main biocontrol mechanisms of PGPR to manage bacterial canker and to limit its occurrence and gravity. Herein, we further discuss elicitors as a new management strategy to control Cmm, which are found to be highly effective in stimulating the plant immune system, decreasing disease severity, and minimizing pesticide use.
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- Salma Benchlih
- Phytopathology Unit, Department of Plant Protection, Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès, Km 10, Rte Haj Kaddour, BP S/40, Meknes 50001, Morocco
- Unité de Recherche Résistance Induite et Bio-Protection des Plantes-EA 4707-USC INRAE1488, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France
- Faculté Poly-Disciplinaire de Nador, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda 60000, Morocco
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- Unité de Recherche Résistance Induite et Bio-Protection des Plantes-EA 4707-USC INRAE1488, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France
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- Faculté Poly-Disciplinaire de Nador, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda 60000, Morocco
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- Phytopathology Unit, Department of Plant Protection, Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès, Km 10, Rte Haj Kaddour, BP S/40, Meknes 50001, Morocco
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- Plant Protection Laboratory, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Meknes, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Km 13, Route Haj Kaddour, BP.578, Meknes 50001, Morocco
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- Phytopathology Unit, Department of Plant Protection, Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès, Km 10, Rte Haj Kaddour, BP S/40, Meknes 50001, Morocco
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (E.A.B.)
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- Unité de Recherche Résistance Induite et Bio-Protection des Plantes-EA 4707-USC INRAE1488, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (E.A.B.)
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Deletion of pbpC Enhances Bacterial Pathogenicity on Tomato by Affecting Biofilm Formation, Exopolysaccharides Production, and Exoenzyme Activities in Clavibacter michiganensis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065324. [PMID: 36982399 PMCID: PMC10049144 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are considered essential for bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis and cell wall assembly. Clavibacter michiganensis is a representative Gram-positive bacterial species that causes bacterial canker in tomato. pbpC plays a significant role in maintaining cell morphological characteristics and stress responses in C. michiganensis. The current study demonstrated that the deletion of pbpC commonly enhances bacterial pathogenicity in C. michiganensis and revealed the mechanisms through which this occurs. The expression of interrelated virulence genes, including celA, xysA, xysB, and pelA, were significantly upregulated in △pbpC mutants. Compared with those in wild-type strains, exoenzyme activities, the formation of biofilm, and the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) were significantly increased in △pbpC mutants. It is noteworthy that EPS were responsible for the enhancement in bacterial pathogenicity, with the degree of necrotic tomato stem cankers intensifying with the injection of a gradient of EPS from C. michiganensis. These findings highlight new insights into the role of pbpC affecting bacterial pathogenicity, with an emphasis on EPS, advancing the current understanding of phytopathogenic infection strategies for Gram-positive bacteria.
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Verma RK, Teper D. Immune recognition of the secreted serine protease ChpG restricts the host range of Clavibacter michiganensis from eggplant varieties. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:933-946. [PMID: 35441490 PMCID: PMC9190982 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Bacterial wilt and canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis (Cm) inflict considerable damage in tomato-growing regions around the world. Cm has a narrow host range and can cause disease in tomato but not in many eggplant varieties. The pathogenicity of Cm is dependent on secreted serine proteases, encoded by the chp/tomA pathogenicity island (PI), and the pCM2 plasmid. Screening combinations of PI deletion mutants and plasmid-cured strains found that Cm-mediated hypersensitive response (HR) in the Cm-resistant eggplant variety Black Queen is dependent on the chp/tomA PI. Singular reintroduction of PI-encoded serine proteases into Cm∆PI identified that the HR is elicited by the protease ChpG. Eggplant leaves infiltrated with a chpG marker exchange mutant (CmΩchpG) did not display an HR, and infiltration of purified ChpG protein elicited immune responses in eggplant but not in Cm-susceptible tomato. Virulence assays found that while wild-type Cm and the CmΩchpG complemented strain were nonpathogenic on eggplant, CmΩchpG caused wilt and canker symptoms. Additionally, bacterial populations in CmΩchpG-inoculated eggplant stem tissues were c.1000-fold higher than wild-type and CmΩchpG-complemented Cm strains. Pathogenicity tests conducted in multiple Cm-resistance eggplant varieties demonstrated that immunity to Cm is dependent on ChpG in all tested varieties, indicating that ChpG-recognition is conserved in eggplant. ChpG-mediated avirulence interactions were disabled by alanine substitution of serine231 of the serine protease catalytic triad, suggesting that protease activity is required for immune recognition of ChpG. Our study identified ChpG as a novel avirulence protein that is recognized in resistant eggplant varieties and restricts the host range of Cm.
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- Raj Kumar Verma
- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed ResearchAgricultural Research OrganizationVolcani InstituteRishon LeZionIsrael
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed ResearchAgricultural Research OrganizationVolcani InstituteRishon LeZionIsrael
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Sun X, Fang X, Wang D, Jones DA, Ma L. Transcriptome Analysis of Fusarium–Tomato Interaction Based on an Updated Genome Annotation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Identifies Novel Effector Candidates That Suppress or Induce Cell Death in Nicotiana benthamiana. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8070672. [PMID: 35887429 PMCID: PMC9316272 DOI: 10.3390/jof8070672] [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: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) causes vascular wilt disease in tomato. Upon colonization of the host, Fol secretes many small effector proteins into the xylem sap to facilitate infection. Besides known SIX (secreted in xylem) proteins, the identity of additional effectors that contribute to Fol pathogenicity remains largely unexplored. We performed a deep RNA-sequencing analysis of Fol race 2-infected tomato, used the sequence data to annotate a published genome assembly generated via PacBio SMRT sequencing of the Fol race 2 reference strain Fol4287, and analysed the resulting transcriptome to identify Fol effector candidates among the newly annotated genes. We examined the Fol-infection expression profiles of all 13 SIX genes present in Fol race 2 and identified 27 new candidate effector genes that were likewise significantly upregulated upon Fol infection. Using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, we tested the ability of 22 of the new candidate effector genes to suppress or induce cell death in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. One effector candidate designated Fol-EC19, encoding a secreted guanyl-specific ribonuclease, was found to trigger cell death and two effector candidates designated Fol-EC14 and Fol-EC20, encoding a glucanase and a secreted trypsin, respectively, were identified that can suppress Bax-mediated cell death. Remarkably, Fol-EC14 and Fol-EC20 were also found to suppress I-2/Avr2- and I/Avr1-mediated cell death. Using the yeast secretion trap screening system, we showed that these three biologically-active effector candidates each contain a functional signal peptide for protein secretion. Our findings provide a basis for further understanding the virulence functions of Fol effectors.
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- Xizhe Sun
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; (X.S.); (D.W.)
- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, the Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Pathology, College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; (X.S.); (D.W.)
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Pathology, College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, the Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
- Correspondence: (D.A.J.); (L.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; (X.S.); (D.W.)
- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, the Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
- Correspondence: (D.A.J.); (L.M.)
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Park IW, Hwang IS, Oh EJ, Kwon CT, Oh CS. Nicotiana benthamiana, a Surrogate Host to Study Novel Virulence Mechanisms of Gram-Positive Bacteria, Clavibacter michiganensis, and C. capsici in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:876971. [PMID: 35620684 PMCID: PMC9127732 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.876971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes bacterial canker and wilting in host plants like tomato. Two major virulence genes encoding a cellulase (celA) and a putative serine protease (pat-1) have been reported. Here we show that Nicotiana benthamiana, a commonly used model plant for studying molecular plant-pathogen interactions, is a surrogate host of C. michiganensis and C. capsici. When a low concentration of two Clavibacter species, C. michiganensis and C. capsici, were infiltrated into N. benthamiana leaves, they caused blister-like lesions closely associated with cell death and the generation of reactive oxygen species and proliferated significantly like a pathogenic bacterium. By contrast, they did not cause any disease symptoms in N. tabacum leaves. The celA and pat-1 mutants of C. michiganensis still caused blister-like lesions and cankers like the wild-type strain. When a high concentration of two Clavibacter species and two mutant strains were infiltrated into N. benthamiana leaves, all of them caused strong and rapid necrosis. However, only C. michiganensis strains, including the celA and pat-1 mutants, caused wilting symptoms when it was injected into stems. When two Clavibacter species and two mutants were infiltrated into N. tabacum leaves at the high concentration, they (except for the pat-1 mutant) caused a strong hypersensitive response. These results indicate that C. michiganensis causes blister-like lesions, canker, and wilting in N. benthamiana, and celA and pat-1 genes are not necessary for the development of these symptoms. Overall, N. benthamiana is a surrogate host of Clavibacter species, and their novel virulence factors are responsible for disease development in this plant.
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- In Woong Park
- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
- Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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Advances in the Characterization of the Mechanism Underlying Bacterial Canker Development and Tomato Plant Resistance. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8030209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Bacterial canker caused by the Gram-positive actinobacterium Clavibacter michiganensis is one of the most serious bacterial diseases of tomatoes, responsible for 10–100% yield losses worldwide. The pathogen can systemically colonize tomato vascular bundles, leading to wilting, cankers, bird’s eye lesions, and plant death. Bactericidal agents are insufficient for managing this disease, because the pathogen can rapidly migrate through the vascular system of plants and induce systemic symptoms. Therefore, the use of resistant cultivars is necessary for controlling this disease. We herein summarize the pathogenicity of C. michiganensis in tomato plants and the molecular basis of bacterial canker pathogenesis. Moreover, advances in the characterization of resistance to this pathogen in tomatoes are introduced, and the status of genetics-based research is described. Finally, we propose potential future research on tomato canker resistance. More specifically, there is a need for a thorough analysis of the host–pathogen interaction, the accelerated identification and annotation of resistance genes and molecular mechanisms, the diversification of resistance resources or exhibiting broad-spectrum disease resistance, and the production of novel and effective agents for control or prevention. This review provides researchers with the relevant information for breeding tomato cultivars resistant to bacterial cankers.
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Jang H, Kim ST, Sang MK. Suppressive Effect of Bioactive Extracts of Bacillus sp. H8-1 and Bacillus sp. K203 on Tomato Wilt Caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020403. [PMID: 35208859 PMCID: PMC8880269 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Tomatoes are cultivated worldwide, and are economically important. Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) is a pathogen that causes canker and wilting in tomatoes, resulting in serious damage to tomato plants. We aimed to control Cmm proliferation using substances produced by useful microorganisms. The water extracts of strains H8-1 and K203 inhibited wilting caused by Cmm and slowed the pathogenic colonization in tomato plants. The relative expressions of celA, celB, pat1, and pelA of Cmm treated with the bacterial water extracts were reduced by 0.41-, 0.01-, 0.15-, and 0.14-fold for H8-1, respectively, and 0.45-, 0.02-, 0.13-, and 0.13-fold for K203, respectively, compared to controls at 72 h after treatments. In tomato plants inoculated with Cmm, when water extracts of H8-1 and K203 were treated, relative expression of ACO encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase was suppressed by 0.26- and 0.23-fold, respectively, while PR1a was increased by 1.94- and 2.94-fold, respectively; PI2 expression was increased by 3.27-fold in water extract of H8-1-treated plants. As antioxidant enzymes of plants inoculated with Cmm, peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase levels were increased in K203-water-extract-treated plants, and catalase was increased in the case of the H8-1 water extract at 10 days after inoculation. In terms of soil enzyme activity, each water extract tended to increase urease activity and microbial diversity; in addition, K203 water extract increased plant growth. Thus, H8-1 and K203 water extracts can be used as potential biocontrol agents against Cmm.
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- Hwajin Jang
- Division of Agricultural Microbiology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (H.J.); (S.T.K.)
- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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- Division of Agricultural Microbiology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (H.J.); (S.T.K.)
- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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- Division of Agricultural Microbiology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (H.J.); (S.T.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-63-238-3055; Fax: +82-63-238-3834
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Chen X, Tan Q, Lyu Q, Yu C, Jiang N, Li J, Luo L. Unmarked Gene Editing in Clavibacter michiganensis Using CRISPR/Cas9 and 5-Fluorocytosine Counterselection. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:4-14. [PMID: 34543054 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-21-0179-ta] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant-pathogenic bacteria in the genus Clavibacter are important quarantine species that cause considerable economic loss worldwide. The development of effective gene editing techniques and additional selectable markers is essential to expedite gene functional analysis in this important Gram-positive genus. The current study details a highly efficient unmarked CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing system in Clavibacter michiganensis, which couples the expression of cas9 and single-guide RNA with homology-directed repair templates and the negative selectable marker codA::upp within a single plasmid. Initial experiments indicated that CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transformation could be utilized for both site-directed mutagenesis, in which an A to G point mutation was introduced at the 128th nucleotide of the C. michiganensis rpsL gene to generate a streptomycin-resistant mutant, and complete gene knockout, in which the deletion of the C. michiganensis celA or katA genes resulted in transformants that lacked cellulase and catalase activity, respectively. In subsequent experiments, the introduction of the codA::upp cassette into the transformation vector facilitated the counterselection of unmarked transformants by incubation in the absence of the selective antibiotic, followed by plating on M9 agar containing 5-fluorocytosine at 100 μg/ml, in which an unmarked katA mutant lacking the transformation vector was recovered. Compared with conventional homologous recombination, the unmarked CRISPR/Cas9-mediated system was more useful and convenient because it allowed the template plasmid to be reused repeatedly to facilitate the editing of multiple genes, which constitutes a major advancement that could revolutionize research into C. michiganensis and other Clavibacter spp.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Xing Chen
- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MOA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, China Agricultural University; Beijing, P. R. China
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Stevens DM, Tang A, Coaker G. A Genetic Toolkit for Investigating Clavibacter Species: Markerless Deletion, Permissive Site Identification, and an Integrative Plasmid. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1336-1345. [PMID: 34890250 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-21-0171-ta] [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: 06/13/2023]
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The development of knockout mutants and expression variants are critical for understanding genotype-phenotype relationships. However, advances in these techniques in gram-positive actinobacteria have stagnated over the last decade. Actinobacteria in the Clavibacter genus are composed of diverse crop pathogens that cause a variety of wilt and cankering diseases. Here, we present a suite of tools for genetic manipulation in the tomato pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis including a markerless deletion system, an integrative plasmid, and an R package for identification of permissive sites for plasmid integration. The vector pSelAct-KO is a recombination-based, markerless knockout system that uses dual selection to engineer seamless deletions of a region of interest, providing opportunities for repeated higher-order genetic knockouts. The efficacy of pSelAct-KO was demonstrated in C. michiganensis and was confirmed using whole-genome sequencing. We developed permissR, an R package to identify permissive sites for chromosomal integration, which can be used in conjunction with pSelAct-Express, a nonreplicating integrative plasmid that enables recombination into a permissive genomic location. Expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein by pSelAct-Express was verified in two candidate permissive regions predicted by permissR in C. michiganensis. These molecular tools are essential advances for investigating gram-positive actinobacteria, particularly for important pathogens in the Clavibacter genus.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Danielle M Stevens
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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Vaghefi N, Adorada DL, Huth L, Kelly LA, Poudel B, Young A, Sparks AH. Whole-Genome Data from Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens Strains Associated with Tan Spot of Mungbean and Soybean Reveal Diverse Plasmid Profiles. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1216-1222. [PMID: 34185567 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-21-0116-a] [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: 06/13/2023]
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Despite the substantial economic impact of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens on legume production worldwide, the genetic basis of its pathogenicity and potential host association is poorly understood. The production of high-quality reference genome assemblies of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens strains associated with different hosts sheds light on the genetic basis of its pathogenic variability and host association. Moreover, the study of recent outbreaks of bacterial wilt and microevolution of the pathogen in Australia requires access to high-quality reference genomes that are sufficiently closely related to the population being studied within Australia. We provide the first genome assemblies of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens strains associated with mungbean and soybean, which revealed high variability in their plasmid composition. The analysis of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens genomes revealed an extensive suite of carbohydrate-active enzymes potentially associated with pathogenicity, including four carbohydrate esterases, 50 glycoside hydrolases, 23 glycosyl transferases, and a polysaccharide lyase. We also identified 11 serine peptidases, three of which were located within a linear plasmid, pCff119. These high-quality assemblies and annotations will provide a foundation for population genomics studies of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in Australia and for answering fundamental questions regarding pathogenicity factors and adaptation of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens to various hosts worldwide and, at a broader scale, contribute to unraveling genomic features of gram-positive, xylem-inhabiting bacterial pathogens.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Niloofar Vaghefi
- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth, WA 6983, Australia
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Synek L, Rawat A, L'Haridon F, Weisskopf L, Saad MM, Hirt H. Multiple strategies of plant colonization by beneficial endophytic Enterobacter sp. SA187. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:6223-6240. [PMID: 34472197 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although many endophytic plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria have been identified, relatively little is still known about the mechanisms by which they enter plants and promote plant growth. The beneficial endophyte Enterobacter sp. SA187 was shown to maintain the productivity of crops in extreme agricultural conditions. Here we present that roots of its natural host (Indigofera argentea), alfalfa, tomato, wheat, barley and Arabidopsis are all efficiently colonized by SA187. Detailed analysis of the colonization process in Arabidopsis showed that colonization already starts during seed germination, where seed-coat mucilage supports SA187 proliferation. The meristematic zone of growing roots attracts SA187, allowing epiphytic colonization in the elongation zone. Unlike primary roots, lateral roots are significantly less epiphytically colonized by SA187. Root endophytic colonization was found to occur by passive entry of SA187 at lateral-root bases. However, SA187 also actively penetrates the root epidermis by enzymatic disruption of plant cell wall material. In contrast to roots, endophytic colonization of shoots occurs via stomata, whereby SA187 can actively re-open stomata similarly to pathogenic bacteria. In summary, several entry strategies were identified that allow SA187 to establish itself as a beneficial endophyte in several plant species, supporting its use as a plant growth-promoting bacterium in agriculture systems.
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- Lukas Synek
- Darwin 21, Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia.,Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 263, Prague, 165 02, Czech Republic
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- Darwin 21, Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Darwin 21, Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Darwin 21, Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia.,Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohrgasse 9, Vienna, 1030, Austria
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Marcelino-Pérez G, Ruiz-Medrano R, Gallardo-Hernández S, Xoconostle-Cázares B. Adsorption of Recombinant Human β-Defensin 2 and Two Mutants on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Its Effect against Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11082144. [PMID: 34443974 PMCID: PMC8400394 DOI: 10.3390/nano11082144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Solanum lycopersicum L. is affected among other pests and diseases, by the actinomycete Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), causing important economic losses worldwide. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are amphipathic cationic oligopeptides with which the development of pathogenic microorganisms has been inhibited. Therefore, in this study, we evaluate antimicrobial activity of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN5.4) loaded with human β-defensin-2 (hβD2) and two mutants (TRX-hβD2-M and hβD2-M) against Cmm. hβD2, TRX-hβD2-M and hβD2-M presented a half-maximum inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 3.64, 1.56 and 6.17 μg/mL, respectively. MSNs had average particle sizes of 140 nm (SEM) and a tunable pore diameter of 4.8 up to 5.4 nm (BJH). AMPs were adsorbed more than 99% into MSN and a first release after 24 h was observed. The MSN loaded with the AMPs inhibited the growth of Cmm in solid and liquid media. It was also determined that MSNs protect AMPs from enzymatic degradation when the MSN/AMPs complexes were exposed to a pepsin treatment. An improved AMP performance was registered when it was adsorbed in the mesoporous matrix. The present study could expand the applications of MSNs loaded with AMPs as a biological control and provide new tools for the management of phytopathogenic microorganisms.
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- Gabriel Marcelino-Pérez
- Programa de Doctorado en Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico
- Correspondence: (S.G.-H.); (B.X.-C.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico;
- Correspondence: (S.G.-H.); (B.X.-C.)
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Chen X, Bai K, Lyu Q, Jiang N, Li J, Luo L. Role of Penicillin-Binding Proteins in the Viability, Morphology, Stress Tolerance, and Pathogenicity of Clavibacter michiganensis. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1301-1312. [PMID: 33369478 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-20-0326-r] [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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Previous research has shown that penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), enzymes involved in peptidoglycan (PG) assembly, could play an important role during the induction of the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state, which allows non-spore-forming bacteria to survive adverse environmental conditions. The current study found that Clavibacter michiganensis has seven PBPs. Mutant analysis indicated that deletion of either of the class B PBPs was lethal and that the class A PBPs had an important role in PG synthesis, with the ΔpbpC mutant having an altered cellular morphology that resulted in longer cells that were swollen at one end and had thinner cell walls. The ΔpbpC mutant was also found to produce mucoid colonies in solid culture and a lower final cell titer in liquid medium, as well as having high sensitivity to osmotic stress and lysozyme treatment and surprisingly high pathogenicity. The double mutant, ΔdacB/ΔpbpE, also had a slightly altered phenotype, resulting in longer cells. Further analysis revealed that both mutants had high sensitivity to copper, which resulted in quicker induction into the VBNC state. However, only the ΔpbpC mutant had significantly reduced survivorship in the VBNC state. The study also confirmed that the VBNC state significantly improved the survivorship of wild-type C. michiganensis cells in response to environmental stresses and systemically demonstrated the protective role of the VBNC state in C. michiganensis, which is an important finding regarding its epidemiology and has serious implications for disease management.
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- Xing Chen
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, CAS, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Seed Disease Testing and Control, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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Peritore-Galve FC, Tancos MA, Smart CD. Bacterial Canker of Tomato: Revisiting a Global and Economically Damaging Seedborne Pathogen. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1581-1595. [PMID: 33107795 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-20-1732-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The gram-positive actinobacterium Clavibacter michiganensis is the causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato, an economically impactful disease with a worldwide distribution. This seedborne pathogen systemically colonizes tomato xylem leading to unilateral leaflet wilt, marginal leaf necrosis, stem and petiole cankers, and plant death. Additionally, splash dispersal of the bacterium onto fruit exteriors causes bird's-eye lesions, which are characterized as necrotic centers surrounded by white halos. The pathogen can colonize developing seeds systemically through xylem and through penetration of fruit tissues from the exterior. There are currently no commercially available resistant cultivars, and bactericidal sprays have limited efficacy for managing the disease once the pathogen is in the vascular system. In this review, we summarize research on epidemiology, host colonization, the bacterial genetics underlying virulence, and management of bacterial canker. Finally, we highlight important areas of research into this pathosystem that have the potential to generate new strategies for prevention and mitigation of bacterial canker.
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- F Christopher Peritore-Galve
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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Mullens A, Jamann TM. Colonization and Movement of Green Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Clavibacter nebraskensis in Maize. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1422-1431. [PMID: 33190611 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-20-1823-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: 06/11/2023]
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Clavibacter nebraskensis causes Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight, a major disease of maize. Infected crop residue is the primary inoculum source and infection can occur via wounds or natural openings, such as stomata or hydathodes. The use of resistant hybrids is the primary control method for Goss's wilt. In this study, colonization and movement patterns of C. nebraskensis during infection were examined using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled bacterial strains. We successfully introduced a plasmid to C. nebraskensis via electroporation, which resulted in GFP accumulation. Fluorescence microscopy revealed that in the absence of wounding, bacteria colonize leaf tissue via entry through the hydathodes when guttation droplets are present. Stomatal penetration was not observed under natural conditions. Bacteria initially colonize the xylem and subsequently the mesophyll, which creates the freckles that are characteristic of the disease. Bacteria infiltrated into the mesophyll did not cause disease symptoms, could not enter the vasculature, and did not spread from the initial inoculation point. Bacteria were observed exuding through stomata onto the leaf surface, resulting in the characteristic sheen of diseased leaves. Resistant maize lines exhibited decreased bacterial spread in the vasculature and the mesophyll. These tools to examine C. nebraskensis movement offer opportunities and new insights into the pathogenesis process and can form the basis for improved Goss's wilt management through host resistance.
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- Alexander Mullens
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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A Novel Isolate of Bacillus cereus Promotes Growth in Tomato and Inhibits Clavibacter michiganensis Infection under Greenhouse Conditions. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10030506. [PMID: 33803105 PMCID: PMC8001772 DOI: 10.3390/plants10030506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The need to produce food in a sustainable way to counteract the effects of excessive use of agrochemicals opens the door to the generation of new technologies that are not based on fossil fuels and are less toxic to ecosystems. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) could represent an alternative to chemical biofertilizers and pesticides offering protection for biotic and abiotic stresses. In this work, a bacterial isolate from roots of castor bean (Ricinus communis) was identified and named as Bacillus cereus strain “Amazcala” (B.c-A). This isolate displayed the ability to solubilize inorganic phosphate and produce gibberellic acid (GA3). Moreover, this bacterium provided significant increases in height, stem width, dry weight, and total chlorophyll content in tomato plants. Interestingly, B.c-A also significantly decreased the severity of bacterial canker disease on tomato caused by Clavibacter michiganensis (Cmm) in preventive disease assays under greenhouse conditions. Based on our results, B.c-A can be considered as PGPB and a useful tool in Cmm disease control on tomato plant under greenhouse conditions.
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Rocha J, Shapiro LR, Kolter R. A horizontally acquired expansin gene increases virulence of the emerging plant pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21743. [PMID: 33303810 PMCID: PMC7729394 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78157-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Erwinia tracheiphila is a bacterial plant pathogen that causes a fatal wilt infection in some cucurbit crop plants. Wilt symptoms are thought to be caused by systemic bacterial colonization through xylem that impedes sap flow. However, the genetic determinants of within-plant movement are unknown for this pathogen species. Here, we find that E. tracheiphila has horizontally acquired an operon with a microbial expansin (exlx) gene adjacent to a glycoside hydrolase family 5 (gh5) gene. Plant inoculation experiments with deletion mutants in the individual genes (Δexlx and Δgh5) and the full operon (Δexlx-gh5) resulted in decreased severity of wilt symptoms, decreased mortality rate, and impaired systemic colonization compared to the Wt strain. Co-inoculation experiments with Wt and Δexlx-gh5 rescued the movement defect of the mutant strain, suggesting that expansin and GH5 function extracellularly. Together, these results show that expansin-GH5 contributes to systemic movement through xylem, leading to rapid wilt symptom development and higher rates of plant death. The presence of expansin genes in diverse species of bacterial and fungal wilt-inducing pathogens suggests that microbial expansin proteins may be an under-appreciated virulence factor for many pathogen species.
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- Jorge Rocha
- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Conacyt-Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Agrobiotecnología Alimentaria, San Agustin Tlaxiaca, 42163, Hidalgo, Mexico.
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Méndez V, Valenzuela M, Salvà-Serra F, Jaén-Luchoro D, Besoain X, Moore ERB, Seeger M. Comparative Genomics of Pathogenic Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis Strains from Chile Reveals Potential Virulence Features for Tomato Plants. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8111679. [PMID: 33137950 PMCID: PMC7692107 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8111679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The genus Clavibacter has been associated largely with plant diseases. The aims of this study were to characterize the genomes and the virulence factors of Chilean C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains VL527, MSF322 and OP3, and to define their phylogenomic positions within the species, Clavibacter michiganensis. VL527 and MSF322 genomes possess 3,396,632 and 3,399,199 bp, respectively, with a pCM2-like plasmid in strain VL527, with pCM1- and pCM2-like plasmids in strain MSF322. OP3 genome is composed of a chromosome and three plasmids (including pCM1- and pCM2-like plasmids) of 3,466,104 bp. Genomic analyses confirmed the phylogenetic relationships of the Chilean strains among C.michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and showed their low genomic diversity. Different virulence levels in tomato plants were observable. Phylogenetic analyses of the virulence factors revealed that the pelA1 gene (chp/tomA region)—that grouped Chilean strains in three distinct clusters—and proteases and hydrolases encoding genes, exclusive for each of the Chilean strains, may be involved in these observed virulence levels. Based on genomic similarity (ANIm) analyses, a proposal to combine and reclassify C. michiganensis subsp. phaseoli and subsp. chilensis at the species level, as C. phaseoli sp. nov., as well as to reclassify C. michiganensis subsp. californiensis as the species C. californiensis sp. nov. may be justified.
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- Valentina Méndez
- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Centro de Biotecnología Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
- Correspondence: (V.M.); (M.S.)
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- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Centro de Biotecnología Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden; (F.S.-S.); (D.J.-L.); (E.R.B.M.)
- Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden; (F.S.-S.); (D.J.-L.); (E.R.B.M.)
- Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota 2260000, Chile;
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden; (F.S.-S.); (D.J.-L.); (E.R.B.M.)
- Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Centro de Biotecnología Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
- Correspondence: (V.M.); (M.S.)
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Kusstatscher P, Wicaksono WA, Bergna A, Cernava T, Bergau N, Tissier A, Hause B, Berg G. Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2020; 15:17. [PMID: 33902724 PMCID: PMC8067393 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The plant phyllosphere is a well-studied habitat characterized by low nutrient availability and high community dynamics. In contrast, plant trichomes, known for their production of a large number of metabolites, are a yet unexplored habitat for microbes. We analyzed the phyllosphere as well as trichomes of two tomato genotypes (Solanum lycopersicum LA4024, S. habrochaites LA1777) by targeting bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments. RESULTS Leaves, leaves without trichomes, and trichomes alone harbored similar abundances of bacteria (108-109 16S rRNA gene copy numbers per gram of sample). In contrast, bacterial diversity was found significantly increased in trichome samples (Shannon index: 4.4 vs. 2.5). Moreover, the community composition was significantly different when assessed with beta diversity analysis and corresponding statistical tests. At the bacterial class level, Alphaproteobacteria (23.6%) were significantly increased, whereas Bacilli (8.6%) were decreased in trichomes. The bacterial family Sphingomonadacea (8.4%) was identified as the most prominent, trichome-specific feature; Burkholderiaceae and Actinobacteriaceae showed similar patterns. Moreover, Sphingomonas was identified as a central element in the core microbiome of trichome samples, while distinct low-abundant bacterial families including Hymenobacteraceae and Alicyclobacillaceae were exclusively found in trichome samples. Niche preferences were statistically significant for both genotypes and genotype-specific enrichments were further observed. CONCLUSION Our results provide first evidence of a highly specific trichome microbiome in tomato and show the importance of micro-niches for the structure of bacterial communities on leaves. These findings provide further clues for breeding, plant pathology and protection as well as so far unexplored natural pathogen defense strategies.
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- Peter Kusstatscher
- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB GmbH), Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Peritore-Galve FC, Miller C, Smart CD. Characterizing Colonization Patterns of Clavibacter michiganensis During Infection of Tolerant Wild Solanum Species. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:574-581. [PMID: 31725349 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-19-0329-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis is the Gram-positive causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato, an economically devastating disease with a worldwide distribution. C. michiganensis colonizes the xylem, leading to unilateral wilt, stem canker, and plant death. C. michiganensis can also infect developing tomato fruit through splash dispersal, forming exterior bird's eye lesions. There are no documented sources of qualitative resistance in Solanum spp.; however, quantitative trait loci conferring tolerance in Solanum arcanum and Solanum habrochaites have been identified. Mechanisms of tolerance and C. michiganensis colonization patterns in wild tomato species remain poorly understood. This study describes differences in symptom development and colonization patterns of the wild type (WT) and a hypervirulent bacterial expansin knockout (ΔCmEXLX2) in wild and cultivated tomato genotypes. Overall, WT and ΔCmEXLX2 cause less severe symptoms in wild tomato species and are impeded in spread and colonization of the vascular system. Laser scanning confocal microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to observe preferential colonization of protoxylem vessels and reduced intravascular spread in wild tomatoes. Differences in C. michiganensis in vitro growth and aggregation were determined in xylem sap, which may suggest that responses to pathogen colonization are occurring, leading to reduced colonization density in wild tomato species. Finally, wild tomato fruit was determined to be susceptible to C. michiganensis through in vivo inoculations and assessing lesion numbers and size. Fruit symptom severity was in some cases unrelated to severity of symptoms during vascular infection, suggesting different mechanisms for colonization of different tissues.
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- F Christopher Peritore-Galve
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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Lyu Q, Bai K, Kan Y, Jiang N, Thapa SP, Coaker G, Li J, Luo L. Variation in Streptomycin Resistance Mechanisms in Clavibacter michiganensis. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:1849-1858. [PMID: 31334679 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-19-0152-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis is the causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato, which causes significant economic losses because of the lack of resistant tomato varieties. Chemical control with streptomycin or cupric bactericides is the last defensive line in canker disease management. Streptomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis and targets the 30S ribosomal protein RpsL. Streptomycin has been used to control multiple plant bacterial diseases. However, identification and characterization of streptomycin resistance in C. michiganensis have remained unexplored. In this study, a naturally occurring C. michiganensis strain TX-0702 exhibiting spontaneous streptomycin resistance was identified, with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 128 μg/ml. Additionally, an induced streptomycin-resistant strain BT-0505-R was generated by experimental evolution of the sensitive C. michiganensis strain BT-0505. Genome sequencing and functional analyses were used to identify the genes conferring resistance. A point mutation at the 128th nucleotide in the rpsL gene of strain BT-0505-R is responsible for conferring streptomycin resistance. However, in TX-0702, resistance is not attributed to mutation of rpsL, streptomycin inactivation enzymes, or multidrug efflux pumps. The mechanism of resistance in TX-0702 is independent of previously reported bacterial loci. Taken together, these data highlight diverse mechanisms used by a Gram-positive plant pathogenic bacterium to confer antibiotic resistance.
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- Qingyang Lyu
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Jiang N, Lyu Q, Han S, Xu X, Walcott RR, Li J, Luo L. Evaluation of suitable reference genes for normalization of quantitative reverse transcription PCR analyses in Clavibacter michiganensis. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e928. [PMID: 31578822 PMCID: PMC6925165 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Clavibacter michiganensis, the causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato, is a Gram-positive bacterium and a model for studying plant diseases. The real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (real-time qRT-PCR) assay is widely used to quantify gene expression in plant pathogenic bacteria. However, accurate quantification of gene expression requires stably expressed reference genes that are consistently expressed during the experimental conditions of interest. The use of inappropriate reference genes leads to a misinterpretation of gene expression data and false conclusions. In current study, we empirically assessed the expression stability of six housekeeping genes (gyrB, rpoB, tufA, bipA, gapA, and pbpA) of C. michiganensis under five experimental conditions using two algorithms, geNorm and NormFinder. C. michiganensis expressed gyrB, bipA, and gapA stably when growing in nutrient-rich broth (TBY broth and modified M9 broth). We concluded that pbpA, tufA, and gyrB were suitable reference genes in C. michiganensis-tomato interaction studies. We also recommended bipA and rpoB to be used to study bacterial gene expression under nutrient-poor conditions. Finally, gyrB, pbpA, and rpoB can be used to normalize the quantification of C. michiganensis gene expression while the bacterium is in the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state. This study identified the most suitable reference genes depending on the experimental conditions for calibrating real-time qRT-PCR analyses of C. michiganensis and will be useful in studies that seek to understand the molecular interactions between C. michiganensis and tomato.
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- Na Jiang
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, 4315 Miller Plant Sciences, the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Dyda M, Wąsek I, Tyrka M, Wędzony M, Szechyńska-Hebda M. Local and systemic regulation of PSII efficiency in triticale infected by the hemibiotrophic pathogen Microdochium nivale. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 165:711-727. [PMID: 29774565 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Microdochium nivale is a fungal pathogen that causes yield losses of cereals during winter. Cold hardening under light conditions induces genotype-dependent resistance of a plant to infection. We aim to show how photosystem II (PSII) regulation contributes to plant resistance. Using mapping population of triticale doubled haploid lines, three M. nivale strains and different infection assays, we demonstrate that plants that maintain a higher maximum quantum efficiency of PSII show less leaf damage upon infection. The fungus can establish necrotrophic or biotrophic interactions with susceptible or resistant genotypes, respectively. It is suggested that local inhibition of photosynthesis during the infection of sensitive genotypes is not balanced by a supply of energy from the tissue surrounding the infected cells as efficiently as in resistant genotypes. Thus, defence is limited, which in turn results in extensive necrotic damage. Quantitative trait loci regions, involved in the control of both PSII functioning and resistance, were located on chromosomes 4 and 6, similar to a wide range of PSII- and resistance-related genes. A meta-analysis of microarray experiments showed that the expression of genes involved in the repair and de novo assembly of PSII was maintained at a stable level. However, to establish a favourable energy balance for defence, genes encoding PSII proteins resistant to oxidative degradation were downregulated to compensate for the upregulation of defence-related pathways. Finally, we demonstrate that the structural and functional integrity of the plant is a factor required to meet the energy demand of infected cells, photosynthesis-dependent systemic signalling and defence responses.
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- Mateusz Dyda
- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
- Pedagogical University of Cracow, 30-084, Kraków, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Pedagogical University of Cracow, 30-084, Kraków, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute, 05-870, Blonie, Poland
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Mohammad HB, Lee SE, Kim MS. Refining a Pathogen's Genome to Know the Enemy Better for the Winning Battles. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1900005. [PMID: 30884182 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201900005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Clavibacter michiganensis, subsp. michiganens is a gram positive bacterial pathogen infecting tomato, resulting in the great losses of yield and quality worldwide. Despite its great impact on economics, we do not fully understand the virulence factors from its genome probably due to imperfect genome annotation. Peritore-Galve et al. utilized proteogenomic approach to identify 26 novel protein-coding regions, to extend 59 annotated open reading frames and to confirm protein expression for ≈70% of predicted gene models of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. New findings by the proteogenomics technique were further confirmed using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. To win battles with pathogens, it is advantageous to know about our enemies accurately which can be achieved by mass spectrometry-based identifications of novel protein-coding regions in genomes.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Kyung Hee Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of New Biology, DGIST, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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Peritore-Galve FC, Schneider DJ, Yang Y, Thannhauser TW, Smart CD, Stodghill P. Proteome Profile and Genome Refinement of the Tomato-Pathogenic Bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1800224. [PMID: 30648817 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- F Christopher Peritore-Galve
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 4J8, Canada
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Nandi M, Macdonald J, Liu P, Weselowski B, Yuan Z. Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis: bacterial canker of tomato, molecular interactions and disease management. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:2036-2050. [PMID: 29528201 PMCID: PMC6638088 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Bacterial canker disease is considered to be one of the most destructive diseases of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and is caused by the seed-borne Gram-positive bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Cmm). This vascular pathogen generally invades and proliferates in the xylem through natural openings or wounds, causing wilt and canker symptoms. The incidence of symptomless latent infections and the invasion of tomato seeds by Cmm are widespread. Pathogenicity is mediated by virulence factors and transcriptional regulators encoded by the chromosome and two natural plasmids. The virulence factors include serine proteases, cell wall-degrading enzymes (cellulases, xylanases, pectinases) and others. Mutational analyses of these genes and gene expression profiling (via quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, transcriptomics and proteomics) have begun to shed light on their roles in colonization and virulence, whereas the expression of tomato genes in response to Cmm infection suggests plant factors involved in the defence response. These findings may aid in the generation of target-specific bactericides or new resistant varieties of tomato. Meanwhile, various chemical and biological controls have been researched to control Cmm. This review presents a detailed investigation regarding the pathogen Cmm, bacterial canker infection, molecular interactions between Cmm and tomato, and current perspectives on improved disease management.
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- Munmun Nandi
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryUniversity of Western OntarioLondonONCanada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryUniversity of Western OntarioLondonONCanada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryUniversity of Western OntarioLondonONCanada, N6A 5C1
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri‐Food CanadaLondonONCanada, N5V 4T3
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryUniversity of Western OntarioLondonONCanada, N6A 5C1
- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri‐Food CanadaLondonONCanada, N5V 4T3
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Hwang IS, Oh EJ, Kim D, Oh CS. Multiple plasmid-borne virulence genes of Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. capsici critical for disease development in pepper. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 217:1177-1189. [PMID: 29134663 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. capsici is a Gram-positive plant-pathogenic bacterium causing bacterial canker disease in pepper. Virulence genes and mechanisms of C. michiganensis ssp. capsici in pepper have not yet been studied. To identify virulence genes of C. michiganensis ssp. capsici, comparative genome analyses with C. michiganensis ssp. capsici and its related C. michiganensis subspecies, and functional analysis of its putative virulence genes during infection were performed. The C. michiganensis ssp. capsici type strain PF008 carries one chromosome (3.056 Mb) and two plasmids (39 kb pCM1Cmc and 145 kb pCM2Cmc ). The genome analyses showed that this bacterium lacks a chromosomal pathogenicity island and celA gene that are important for disease development by C. michiganensis ssp. michiganensis in tomato, but carries most putative virulence genes in both plasmids. Virulence of pCM1Cmc -cured C. michiganensis ssp. capsici was greatly reduced compared with the wild-type strain in pepper. The complementation analysis with pCM1Cmc -located putative virulence genes showed that at least five genes, chpE, chpG, ppaA1, ppaB1 and pelA1, encoding serine proteases or pectate lyase contribute to disease development in pepper. In conclusion, C. michiganensis ssp. capsici has a unique genome structure, and its multiple plasmid-borne genes play critical roles in virulence in pepper, either separately or together.
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- In Sun Hwang
- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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Methods to Study Quorum Sensing-Dependent Virulence and Movement of Phytopathogens In Planta. Methods Mol Biol 2017. [PMID: 29130178 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7309-5_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Cell-to-cell communication mediated by the diffusible signal factor (DSF) is a common form of gene regulation and plays an important role in virulence of many plant pathogenic bacteria including Xanthomonas spp. Here we describe several approaches to study the involvement of DSF-dependent QS system of the plant pathogenic bacteria Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii (Xhp) as an example of the Xanthomonas spp. The methods described include detection and measurement of DSF, movement in planta, colonization, and aggregate formation.
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Thapa SP, Pattathil S, Hahn MG, Jacques MA, Gilbertson RL, Coaker G. Genomic Analysis of Clavibacter michiganensis Reveals Insight Into Virulence Strategies and Genetic Diversity of a Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogen. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2017; 30:786-802. [PMID: 28677494 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-17-0146-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is a gram-positive bacterial pathogen that proliferates in the xylem vessels of tomato, causing bacterial canker disease. In this study, we sequenced and assembled genomes of 11 C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains isolated from infected tomato fields in California as well as five Clavibacter strains that colonize tomato endophytically but are not pathogenic in this host. The analysis of the C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis genomes supported the monophyletic nature of this pathogen but revealed genetic diversity among strains, consistent with multiple introduction events. Two tomato endophytes that clustered phylogenetically with C. michiganensis strains capable of infecting wheat and pepper and were also able to cause disease in these plants. Plasmid profiles of the California strains were variable and supported the essential role of the pCM1-like plasmid and the CelA cellulase in virulence, whereas the absence of the pCM2-like plasmid in some pathogenic C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains revealed it is not essential. A large number of secreted C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis proteins were carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). Glycome profiling revealed that C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis but not endophytic Clavibacter strains is able to extensively alter tomato cell-wall composition. Two secreted CAZymes found in all C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains, CelA and PelA1, enhanced pathogenicity on tomato. Collectively, these results provide a deeper understanding of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis diversity and virulence strategies.
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- Shree P Thapa
- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A
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- 2 Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.; and
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- 2 Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.; and
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- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A
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Singh VK, Singh AK, Kumar A. Disease management of tomato through PGPB: current trends and future perspective. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:255. [PMID: 28730550 PMCID: PMC5519495 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0896-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Tomato is the world's second most cultivated vegetable. During cultivation or post-harvest storage, it is susceptible to more than 200 diseases caused by an array of pathogenic fungi, nematodes, bacteria, and viruses. Although wide range of chemical pesticides are currently available to manage plant diseases, continuous application of pesticides not only affect the nutritional contents of tomato but also the texture or productivity of soil. In this context, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are one of the nature friendly, safe, and effective alternatives for the management of diseases and pathogens of tomato. Currently, numbers of microbes have been used as soil or plant inoculants in different plants including tomato as biocontrol. Besides disease inhibition, these inoculants also act as growth modulators. The present article describes the biocontrol potential of PGPB strains and mechanisms for the diseases management in tomato.
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- Vipin Kumar Singh
- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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