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González AJ, Díaz D, Ciordia M, Landeras E. Occurrence of Pseudomonas syringae pvs. actinidiae, actinidifoliorum and Other P. syringae Strains on Kiwifruit in Northern Spain. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:208. [PMID: 38398717 PMCID: PMC10890144 DOI: 10.3390/life14020208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), the agent causing bacterial canker of kiwifruit, has been present in the Principality of Asturias (PA), Northern Spain, since 2013, although with restricted distribution. In this study, 53 strains collected in kiwifruit orchards in PA during the period 2014-2020 were characterized by a polyphasic approach including biochemical and phylogenetic analysis. Thirty-three strains, previously identified by PCR as Psa, have been found to be a homogeneous group in phylogenetic analysis, which seems to indicate that there have been few introductions of the pathogen into the region. Two strains were confirmed as P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum (Pfm), so this is the first report of Pfm in the PA. The remaining 18 strains were found to be close to P. avellanae and P. syringae pv. antirrhini or to strains described as Pfm look-alikes. Pathogenicity tests carried out on peppers with a selection of strains have shown that both Psa and Pfm caused clear damage, while the 18 atypical strains caused variable lesions. It would be necessary to carry out pathogenicity testing of atypical strains on kiwifruit plants to study the role of these strains in the kiwifruit pathosystem to evaluate their pathogenic potential in this crop.
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- Ana J. González
- Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA), Ctra. AS-267, PK 19, 33300 Villaviciosa, Spain; (D.D.); (M.C.)
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- Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA), Ctra. AS-267, PK 19, 33300 Villaviciosa, Spain; (D.D.); (M.C.)
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- Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA), Ctra. AS-267, PK 19, 33300 Villaviciosa, Spain; (D.D.); (M.C.)
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- Laboratorio de Sanidad Vegetal del Principado de Asturias, C/Lucas Rodríguez Pire, 4-Bajo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain;
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Wang Y, Tan Z, Zhen X, Liang Y, Gao J, Zhao Y, Liu S, Zha M. Contribution of Sucrose Metabolism in Phloem to Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker Resistance. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:918. [PMID: 36840266 PMCID: PMC9962870 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Kiwifruit bacterial canker, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), is a catastrophic disease affecting kiwifruit worldwide. As no effective cure has been developed, planting Psa-resistant cultivars is the best way to avoid bacterial canker in kiwifruit cultivation. However, the differences in the mechanism of resistance between cultivars is poorly understood. In the present study, five local kiwifruit cultivars were used for Psa resistance evaluation and classified into different resistance categories, tolerant (T), susceptible (S), and highly susceptible (HS), based on their various symptoms of lesions on the cane. Susceptible and highly susceptible varieties had a higher sucrose concentration, and a greater decrease in sucrose content was observed after Psa inoculation in phloem than in tolerant varieties. Three invertase activities and their corresponding gene expressions were detected in the phloem with lesions and showed the same trends as the variations in sucrose concentration. Meanwhile, after Psa inoculation, enzyme activities involved in antioxidant defense responses, such as PAL, POD, and CAT, were also altered in the phloem of the lesion position. With no differences among cultivars, PAL and POD activities in phloem first increased and then decreased after Psa inoculation. However, great differences in CAT activities were observed between T and S/HS categories. Our results demonstrate that sucrose content was negatively correlated with the disease resistance of different cultivars and that the increase in immune response enzymes is likely caused by increased sucrose metabolism in the phloem.
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- Yan Wang
- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, College of Hunan Province, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, College of Hunan Province, Jishou 416000, China
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- College of Biology Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, College of Hunan Province, Jishou 416000, China
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Advancements in the Use of Bacteriophages to Combat the Kiwifruit Canker Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Viruses 2022; 14:v14122704. [PMID: 36560706 PMCID: PMC9785728 DOI: 10.3390/v14122704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Over the last several decades, kiwifruit production has been severely damaged by the bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), resulting in severe economic losses worldwide. Currently, copper bactericides and antibiotics are the main tools used to control this bacterial disease. However, their use is becoming increasingly ineffective due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. In addition, environmental issues and the changes in the composition of soil bacterial communities are also concerning when using these substances. Although biocontrol methods have shown promising antibacterial effects on Psa infection under in vitro conditions, the efficiency of antagonistic bacteria and fungi when deployed under field conditions remains unclear. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a phage-based biocontrol strategy for this bacterial pathogen. Due to the specificity of the target bacteria and for the benefit of the environment, bacteriophages (phages) have been widely regarded as promising biological agents to control plant, animal, and human bacterial diseases. An increasing number of studies focus on the use of phages for the control of plant diseases, including the kiwifruit bacterial canker. In this review, we first introduce the characteristics of the Psa-induced kiwifruit canker, followed by a description of the diversity and virulence of Psa strains. The main focus of the review is the description of recent advances in the isolation of Psa phages and their characterization, including morphology, host range, lytic activity, genome characterization, and lysis mechanism, but we also describe the biocontrol strategies together with potential challenges introduced by abiotic factors, such as high temperature, extreme pH, and UV irradiation in kiwifruit orchards. The information presented in this review highlights the potential role of phages in controlling Psa infection to ensure plant protection.
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Warring SL, Malone LM, Jayaraman J, Easingwood RA, Rigano LA, Frampton RA, Visnovsky SB, Addison SM, Hernandez L, Pitman AR, Lopez Acedo E, Kleffmann T, Templeton MD, Bostina M, Fineran PC. A lipopolysaccharide-dependent phage infects a pseudomonad phytopathogen and can evolve to evade phage resistance. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:4834-4852. [PMID: 35912527 PMCID: PMC9796965 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens are major causes of crop diseases, leading to significant production losses. For instance, kiwifruit canker, caused by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), has posed a global challenge to kiwifruit production. Treatment with copper and antibiotics, whilst initially effective, is leading to the rise of bacterial resistance, requiring new biocontrol approaches. Previously, we isolated a group of closely related Psa phages with biocontrol potential, which represent environmentally sustainable antimicrobials. However, their deployment as antimicrobials requires further insight into their properties and infection strategy. Here, we provide an in-depth examination of the genome of ΦPsa374-like phages and show that they use lipopolysaccharides (LPS) as their main receptor. Through proteomics and cryo-electron microscopy of ΦPsa374, we revealed the structural proteome and that this phage possess a T = 9 capsid triangulation, unusual for myoviruses. Furthermore, we show that ΦPsa374 phage resistance arises in planta through mutations in a glycosyltransferase involved in LPS synthesis. Lastly, through in vitro evolution experiments we showed that phage resistance is overcome by mutations in a tail fibre and structural protein of unknown function in ΦPsa374. This study provides new insight into the properties of ΦPsa374-like phages that informs their use as antimicrobials against Psa.
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- Suzanne L. Warring
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Biosecurity New ZealandMinistry for Primary IndustriesAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedChristchurchNew Zealand,Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), TempletonChristchurchNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Mt AlbertAucklandNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand,School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Otago Centre for Electron MicroscopyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand,Bioprotection AotearoaCanterburyNew Zealand
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The Potential Global Climate Suitability of Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker Disease (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa)) Using Three Modelling Approaches: CLIMEX, Maxent and Multimodel Framework. CLIMATE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cli10020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In recent years, outbreaks of kiwifruit bacterial canker (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Psa) have caused huge economic losses to two major global kiwifruit producers, Italy and New Zealand. To evaluate the potential global risk areas of Psa, three modelling methods (MaxEnt, CLIMEX and a multimodel framework, including support vector machines or SVM) were used. Current global occurrence data for Psa were collected from different sources. The long-term climate data were sourced from WorldClim and CliMond websites. The model results were combined into a consensus model to identify the hotspots. The consensus model highlighted the areas where two or three models agreed on climate suitability for Psa. All three models agreed with respect to the climate suitability of areas where Psa is currently present and identified novel areas where Psa has not established yet. The SVM model predicted large areas in Central Asia, Australia, and Europe as more highly suitable compared to MaxEnt and CLIMEX. Annual mean temperature and annual precipitation contributed most to the MaxEnt prediction. Both MaxEnt and CLIMEX showed the probability of Psa establishment increased above 5 °C and decreased above 20 °C. The annual precipitation response curve showed that excessive rain (>1200 mm/y) constrains Psa establishment. Our modelling results will provide useful information for Psa management by highlighting the climatically susceptible areas where Psa has not established, such as the USA, Iran, Denmark, Belgium and especially South Africa, where kiwifruit has been planted commercially in recent years.
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Song YR, Vu NT, Park J, Hwang IS, Jeong HJ, Cho YS, Oh CS. Phage PPPL-1, A New Biological Agent to Control Bacterial Canker Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in Kiwifruit. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10050554. [PMID: 34068711 PMCID: PMC8150970 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10050554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes bacterial canker disease in kiwifruit. Copper or antibiotics have been used in orchards to control this disease, but the recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant Psa has called for the development of a new control agent. We previously reported that the bacteriophage (or phage) PPPL-1 showed antibacterial activity for both biovar 2 and 3 of Psa. To investigate the possibility of PPPL-1 to control bacterial canker in kiwifruit, we further tested the efficacy of PPPL-1 and its phage cocktail with two other phages on suppressing disease development under greenhouse conditions using 6 weeks old kiwifruit plants. Our results showed that the disease control efficacy of PPPL-1 treatment was statistically similar to those of phage cocktail treatment or AgrimycinTM, which contains streptomycin and oxytetracycline antibiotics as active ingredients. Moreover, PPPL-1 could successfully kill streptomycin-resistant Psa isolates, of which the treatment of BuramycinTM carrying only streptomycin as an active ingredient had no effect in vitro. The phage PPPL-1 was further characterized, and stability assays showed that the phage was stable in the field soil and at low temperature of 0 ± 2 °C. In addition, the phage could be scaled up quickly up to 1010 pfu/mL at 12 h later from initial multiplicity of infection of 0.000005. Our results indicate that PPPL-1 phage is a useful candidate as a biocontrol agent and could be a tool to control the bacterial canker in kiwifruit by Psa infection in the field conditions.
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- Yu-Rim Song
- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea; (Y.-R.S.); (N.T.V.); (J.P.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea; (Y.-R.S.); (N.T.V.); (J.P.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea; (Y.-R.S.); (N.T.V.); (J.P.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea; (Y.-R.S.); (N.T.V.); (J.P.); (I.S.H.)
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- Fruit Research Institute, Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Haenam-gun 59021, Korea; (H.-J.J.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Fruit Research Institute, Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Haenam-gun 59021, Korea; (H.-J.J.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea; (Y.-R.S.); (N.T.V.); (J.P.); (I.S.H.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-31-201-2678
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Ni P, Wang L, Deng B, Jiu S, Ma C, Zhang C, Almeida A, Wang D, Xu W, Wang S. Characterization of a Lytic Bacteriophage against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and Its Endolysin. Viruses 2021; 13:631. [PMID: 33917076 PMCID: PMC8067700 DOI: 10.3390/v13040631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is a phytopathogen that causes canker in kiwifruit. Few conventional control methods are effective against this bacterium. Therefore, alternative approaches, such as phage therapy are warranted. In this study, a lytic bacteriophage (PN09) of Psa was isolated from surface water collected from a river in Hangzhou, China in 2019. Morphologically, PN09 was classified into the Myoviridae family, and could lyse all 29 Psa biovar 3 strains. The optimal temperature and pH ranges for PN09 activity were determined as 25 to 35 ∘C and 6.0 to 9.0, respectively. The complete genome of PN09 was found to be composed of a linear 99,229 bp double-stranded DNA genome with a GC content of 48.16%. The PN09 endolysin (LysPN09) was expressed in vitro and characterized. LysPN09 was predicted to belong to the Muraidase superfamily domain and showed lytic activity against the outer-membrane-permeabilized Psa strains. The lytic activity of LysPN09 was optimal over temperature and pH ranges of 25 to 40 ∘C and 6.0 to 8.0, respectively. When recombinant endolysin LysPN09 was combined with EDTA, Psa strains were effectively damaged. All these characteristics demonstrate that the phage PN09 and its endolysin, LysPN09, are potential candidates for biocontrol of Psa in the kiwifruit industry.
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- Peien Ni
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (P.N.); (L.W.); (B.D.); (S.J.); (C.M.); (C.Z.); (D.W.); (S.W.)
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Liu T, Ren X, Cao G, Zhou X, Jin L. Transcriptome Analysis on the Mechanism of Ethylicin Inhibiting Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae on Kiwifruit. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9040724. [PMID: 33807348 PMCID: PMC8067213 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial canker disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is a devastating disease of kiwifruit, which is severely limiting the development of the kiwifruit industry. Ethylicin is a broad-spectrum plant biomimetic fungicide. However, its application in the control of kiwifruit bacterial canker is rarely reported, and the mechanism of ethylicin on Psa remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of ethylicin on Psa in vitro and in vivo and found that ethylicin can inhibit the growth of Psa and prevent the cankering in the plant stem. Mechanism investigation indicated that ethylicin acted by limiting the movement of Psa, destroying the cell membrane of Psa, and inhibiting the formation of Psa biofilm. In addition, it was also found through transcriptomics research that ethylicin can up-regulate the expression of genes related to protein export and biofilm formation-Pseudomonas aeruginosa and down-regulate the expression of genes related to flagellar assembly in Psa. This study concluded that ethylicin can effectively inhibit Psa growth, and it could help to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of ethylicin inhibiting Psa and provide practical data for the application of ethylicin as a highly potent agent for controlling the bacterial canker disease of kiwifruit.
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- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (L.J.); Tel.: +86-851-3620-521(X.Z. & L.J.)
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- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (L.J.); Tel.: +86-851-3620-521(X.Z. & L.J.)
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Pereira C, Costa P, Pinheiro L, Balcão VM, Almeida A. Kiwifruit bacterial canker: an integrative view focused on biocontrol strategies. PLANTA 2021; 253:49. [PMID: 33502587 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03549-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Phage-based biocontrol strategies can be an effective alternative to control Psa-induced bacterial canker of kiwifruit. The global production of kiwifruit has been seriously affected by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) over the last decade. Psa damages both Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa (green kiwifruit) but specially the susceptible Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (gold kiwifruit), resulting in severe economic losses. Treatments for Psa infections currently available are scarce, involving frequent spraying of the kiwifruit plant orchards with copper products. However, copper products should be avoided since they are highly toxic and lead to the development of bacterial resistance to this metal. Antibiotics are also used in some countries, but bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a serious worldwide problem. Therefore, it is essential to develop new approaches for sustainable agriculture production, avoiding the emergence of resistant Psa bacterial strains. Attempts to develop and establish highly accurate approaches to combat and prevent the occurrence of bacterial canker in kiwifruit plants are currently under study, using specific viruses of bacteria (bacteriophages, or phages) to eliminate the Psa. This review discusses the characteristics of Psa-induced kiwifruit canker, Psa transmission pathways, prevention and control, phage-based biocontrol strategies as a new approach to control Psa in kiwifruit orchards and its advantages over other therapies, together with potential ways to bypass phage inactivation by abiotic factors.
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- Carla Pereira
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
- PhageLab - Laboratory of Biofilms and Bacteriophages, University of Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, CEP 18023-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Ares A, Tacão M, Figueira D, Garcia E, Costa J. Draft Genome Resources Sequences of Six Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Strains Isolated from Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa Leaves in Portugal. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:237-239. [PMID: 32495697 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-20-0184-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is a quarantine bacterium affecting all the Portuguese main areas of kiwifruit production. We report the draft genome of six P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains isolated from symptomatic leaves of Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa in a study that determined the genetic population structure of the endophytic and epiphytic populations in two consecutive seasons. Average nucleotide identity values were above 99% similarity with reference strains from P. syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3. The genomic differences found between these strains confirm the genetic diversity described for P. syringae pv. actinidiae population in Portugal. Furthermore, data provide evidence that the initial clonal expansion of P. syringae pv. actinidiae in Europe was followed by a genomic diversification constituting a valuable resource for epidemiological and evolutionary studies, namely when adopting strategies for epidemics management.
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- Aitana Ares
- University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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Identification and Analysis of NBS-LRR Genes in Actinidia chinensis Genome. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9101350. [PMID: 33065969 PMCID: PMC7601643 DOI: 10.3390/plants9101350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nucleotide-binding site and leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes represent the most important disease resistance genes in plants. The genome sequence of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) provides resources for the characterization of NBS-LRR genes and identification of new R-genes in kiwifruit. In the present study, we identified 100 NBS-LRR genes in the kiwifruit genome and they were grouped into six distinct classes based on their domain architecture. Of the 100 genes, 79 are truncated non-regular NBS-LRR genes. Except for 37 NBS-LRR genes with no location information, the remaining 63 genes are distributed unevenly across 18 kiwifruit chromosomes and 38.01% of them are present in clusters. Seventeen families of cis-acting elements were identified in the promoters of the NBS-LRR genes, including AP2, NAC, ERF and MYB. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (pathogen of the kiwifruit bacterial canker) infection induced differential expressions of 16 detected NBS-LRR genes and three of them are involved in plant immunity responses. Our study provides insight of the NBS-LRR genes in kiwifruit and a resource for the identification of new R-genes in the fruit.
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Figueira D, Garcia E, Ares A, Tiago I, Veríssimo A, Costa J. Genetic Diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Seasonal and Spatial Population Dynamics. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8060931. [PMID: 32575724 PMCID: PMC7357126 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8060931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pseudomonassyringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is a gram-negative bacterium responsible for the bacterial canker in Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and A. chinensis var. chinensis, a quarantine organism threatening the kiwifruit industry sustainability. The present study aimed to determine the genetic structure of the endophytic and epiphytic populations of Psa isolated from four different Portuguese orchards with distinct abiotic conditions in two consecutive seasons. The results identified several coexisting and highly heterogeneous Psa populations. Moreover, evident changes in population structure occurred between the epiphytic and endophytic populations, and between seasons with a notable decrease in Psa diversity in autumn. This work provided solid evidence that the initial clonal expansion of Psa in Europe was followed by a wide genomic diversification. This perspective is important for the understanding of kiwifruit bacterial canker disease occurrence and Psa evolution, namely when adopting strategies for management of epidemics.
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- Daniela Figueira
- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; (D.F.); (E.G.); (A.A.); (I.T.); (A.V.)
- FitoLab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-239-700-920
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Pinheiro LAM, Pereira C, Barreal ME, Gallego PP, Balcão VM, Almeida A. Use of phage ϕ6 to inactivate Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in kiwifruit plants: in vitro and ex vivo experiments. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:1319-1330. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10301-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wojtus JK, Frampton RA, Warring S, Hendrickson H, Fineran PC. Genome Sequence of a Jumbo Bacteriophage That Infects the Kiwifruit Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Microbiol Resour Announc 2019; 8:e00224-19. [PMID: 31147429 PMCID: PMC6544186 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00224-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage ϕPsa21 is a potential biocontrol agent that infects the kiwifruit phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. ϕPsa21 is a "jumbo" phage with a genome of ∼305 kb. Here, we present the genome sequence of ϕPsa21 and discuss potential genes indicative of the formation of nucleoid structures during viral replication.
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- Joanna K Wojtus
- Massey Phage Whānau, School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Massey Phage Whānau, School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Bio-Protection Research Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Donati I, Cellini A, Buriani G, Mauri S, Kay C, Tacconi G, Spinelli F. Pathways of flower infection and pollen-mediated dispersion of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the causal agent of kiwifruit bacterial canker. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2018; 5:56. [PMID: 30393538 PMCID: PMC6210195 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0058-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Flowers can provide a protected and nutrient-rich environment to the epiphytic microflora, thus representing a sensible entry point for pathogens such as Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). This bacterium can colonize both male and female Actinidia flowers, causing flower browning and fall, and systemic invasion of the host plant, eventually leading to its death. However, the process of flower colonization and penetration into the host tissues has not yet been fully elucidated. In addition, the presence of Psa in the pollen from infected flowers, and the role of pollination in the spread of Psa requires confirmation. The present study employed a Psa strain constitutively expressing the fluorescent GFPuv protein, to visualize in vivo flower colonization. Microscopy observations were performed by means of confocal laser scanning and wide-field fluorescent microscopy, and were coupled with the study of Psa population dynamics by quantitative PCR (q-PCR). The pathogen was shown to colonize stigmata, move along the stylar furrow, and penetrate the receptacles via the style or nectarhodes. Once the receptacle was invaded, the pathogen migrated along the flower pedicel and became systemic. Psa was also able to colonize the anthers epiphytically and endophytically. Infected male flowers produced contaminated pollen, which could transmit Psa to healthy plants. Finally, pollinators (Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris) were studied in natural conditions, showing that, although they can be contaminated with Psa, the pathogen's transmission via pollinators is contrasted by its short survival in the hive.
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- Irene Donati
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- ZESPRI GLOBAL Supply, 400 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura—Genomics Research Centre, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Garcia E, Moura L, Abelleira A, Aguín O, Ares A, Mansilla P. Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 on kiwifruit in north-west Portugal. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:1147-1161. [PMID: 29877004 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIMS Bacterial kiwifruit canker disease, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) was detected in north-west Portugal in 2010, and has since caused significant losses. The objectives of this work were to characterize the Portuguese population(s) of Psa and to define the actual prevalence of Psa biovars in the most productive kiwifruit region in Portugal. METHODS AND RESULTS Isolates obtained from Actinidia deliciosa orchards were characterized by morphological, biochemical, physiological, fatty acids and molecular tests (PCR, BOX-PCR, duplex-PCR, multiplex-PCR and RFLP), phaseolotoxin, housekeeping and effector genes and pathogenicity. Results established that only Psa biovar 3 is present in the north-west of Portugal, despite phenotypic and genetic variability among the isolates. CONCLUSIONS This work provides new information on P. syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) genetic profile in Portugal, indicating for the first time, that two genetically different subpopulations of Psa biovar 3 are present. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY A new subpopulation of Psa biovar 3 was found for the first time in Portugal, contributing to increase knowledge about this population worldwide and to support further understanding of the impact of Psa.
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- E Garcia
- Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Refóios, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
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- Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Refóios, Ponte de Lima, Portugal.,Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior Agrária, Refóios, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro, Diputación Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro, Diputación Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro, Diputación Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro, Diputación Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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Vanneste JL. The Scientific, Economic, and Social Impacts of the New Zealand Outbreak of Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae). ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 55:377-399. [PMID: 28613977 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The introduction of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) severely damaged the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, which in 2010 was based on only two cultivars. Despite an extraordinarily quick and strong response by industry, government, and scientists to minimize the economic and social impacts, the economic consequences of this outbreak were severe. Although our understanding of Psa epidemiology and control methods increased substantively over the past six years, the kiwifruit industry largely recovered because of the introduction of a less-susceptible yellow-fleshed cultivar. The New Zealand population of Psa is clonal but has evolved rapidly since its introduction by exchanging mobile genetic elements, including integrative conjugative elements (ICEs), with the local bacterial populations. In some cases, this has led to copper resistance. It is currently believed that the center of origin of the pathogen is Japan or Korea, but biovar 3, which is responsible for the global outbreak, originated in China.
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- Joel L Vanneste
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Hamilton 3214, New Zealand;
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Kim GH, Jung JS, Koh YJ. Occurrence and Epidemics of Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit in Korea. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 33:351-361. [PMID: 28811752 PMCID: PMC5538439 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.rw.01.2017.0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Bacterial canker is the largest limiting factor in the cultivation and production of kiwifruit worldwide. Typical symptoms comprise necrotic spots on leaves, canker and dieback on canes and trunks, twig wilting, and blossom necrosis. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), which is the causal agent of kiwifruit bacterial canker, is divided into four biovars based on multilocus sequence analysis of different genes, additional PCR testing of pathogenic genes (argKtox cluster, cfl, and various effector genes), and biochemical and physiological characterization. Bacterial canker caused by Psa biovar 2 designated Psa2 was detected for the first time on the green-fleshed kiwifruit cultivar Hayward in 1988 and the yellow-fleshed kiwifruit cultivar Hort16A in 2006 in Korea. Psa biovar 3 designated Psa3, responsible for the current global pandemics of kiwifruit bacterial canker, began to appear in Korea in 2011 and caused tremendous economic losses by destroying many vines or orchards of yellow-fleshed kiwifruit cultivars in one or several growing seasons. Bacterial canker epidemics caused by both Psa2 and Psa3 are prevalent in Korea in recent years. In this review, we summarize the symptomatology, etiology, disease cycle, diagnosis, and epidemiology of kiwifruit bacterial canker in Korea.
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- Gyoung Hee Kim
- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922,
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- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922,
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- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922,
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Patel HK, Ferrante P, Xianfa M, Javvadi SG, Subramoni S, Scortichini M, Venturi V. Identification of Loci of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Involved in Lipolytic Activity and Their Role in Colonization of Kiwifruit Leaves. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107:645-653. [PMID: 28112597 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-16-0360-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bacterial canker disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, an emerging pathogen of kiwifruit plants, has recently brought about major economic losses worldwide. Genetic studies on virulence functions of P. syringae pv. actinidiae have not yet been reported and there is little experimental data regarding bacterial genes involved in pathogenesis. In this study, we performed a genetic screen in order to identify transposon mutants altered in the lipolytic activity because it is known that mechanisms of regulation, production, and secretion of enzymes often play crucial roles in virulence of plant pathogens. We aimed to identify the set of secretion and global regulatory loci that control lipolytic activity and also play important roles in in planta fitness. Our screen for altered lipolytic activity phenotype identified a total of 58 Tn5 transposon mutants. Mapping all these Tn5 mutants revealed that the transposons were inserted in genes that play roles in cell division, chemotaxis, metabolism, movement, recombination, regulation, signal transduction, and transport as well as a few unknown functions. Several of these identified P. syringae pv. actinidiae Tn5 mutants, notably the functions affected in phosphomannomutase AlgC, lipid A biosynthesis acyltransferase, glutamate-cysteine ligase, and the type IV pilus protein PilI, were also found affected in in planta survival and/or growth in kiwifruit plants. The results of the genetic screen and identification of novel loci involved in in planta fitness of P. syringae pv. actinidiae are presented and discussed.
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- Hitendra Kumar Patel
- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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- First, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh authors: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy; second and sixth authors: Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy; and sixth author: Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Caserta, Italy
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McCann HC, Li L, Liu Y, Li D, Pan H, Zhong C, Rikkerink EH, Templeton MD, Straub C, Colombi E, Rainey PB, Huang H. Origin and Evolution of the Kiwifruit Canker Pandemic. Genome Biol Evol 2017; 9:932-944. [PMID: 28369338 PMCID: PMC5388287 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recurring epidemics of kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) bleeding canker disease are caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). In order to strengthen understanding of population structure, phylogeography, and evolutionary dynamics, we isolated Pseudomonas from cultivated and wild kiwifruit across six provinces in China. Based on the analysis of 80 sequenced Psa genomes, we show that China is the origin of the pandemic lineage but that strain diversity in China is confined to just a single clade. In contrast, Korea and Japan harbor strains from multiple clades. Distinct independent transmission events marked introduction of the pandemic lineage into New Zealand, Chile, Europe, Korea, and Japan. Despite high similarity within the core genome and minimal impact of within-clade recombination, we observed extensive variation even within the single clade from which the global pandemic arose.
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- Honour C. McCann
- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Microbial Population Biology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
- École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech), CNRS UMR 8231 PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Beresford RM, Tyson JL, Henshall WR. Development and Validation of an Infection Risk Model for Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit, Using a Multiplication and Dispersal Concept for Forecasting Bacterial Diseases. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107:184-191. [PMID: 27749150 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-16-0166-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A weather-based disease prediction model for bacterial canker of kiwifruit (known worldwide as Psa; Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3) was developed using a new mechanistic scheme for bacterial disease forecasters, the multiplication and dispersal concept. Bacterial multiplication is estimated from a temperature function, the M index, accumulated from hourly air temperature over 3 days for hours when the leaf canopy is wet. Rainfall provides free water to move inoculum to infection sites, and the daily risk indicator, the R index, is the 3-day accumulation of the M index output on days with total rainfall >1 mm; otherwise, R is zero. The model was field-tested using potted kiwifruit trap plants exposed for discrete periods in infected kiwifruit orchards to identify when leaf infection occurred. In a 9-week study during spring, the R index predicted leaf-spot intensity with high accuracy (R2 = 93%) and, in an 82-week seasonal accuracy study, prediction of infection incidence was most accurate from spring to late summer and lower during other times. To implement the risk model for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, a modified risk index, R', used relative humidity (RH) >81% instead of wetness, so that 2- and 6-day weather forecasts of RH could be used. Risk index values were affected by the shape of the temperature function and an alternative 'low temperature' function for the M index was identified that could be used in climates in which high temperatures are known to limit Psa development during some parts of the year. This study has shown how infection risk for bacterial diseases can be conceptualized as separate processes for temperature-dependent bacterial multiplication and rain-dependent dispersal and infection. This concept has potentially wide application for bacterial disease prediction in the same way that the infection monocycle concept has had for fungal disease prediction.
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- R M Beresford
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Mt Albert Research Centre, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Mt Albert Research Centre, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Mt Albert Research Centre, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Colombi E, Straub C, Künzel S, Templeton MD, McCann HC, Rainey PB. Evolution of copper resistance in the kiwifruit pathogenPseudomonas syringaepv.actinidiaethrough acquisition of integrative conjugative elements and plasmids. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:819-832. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Elena Colombi
- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University; Auckland New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University; Auckland New Zealand
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology; Plön Germany
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- Plant and Food Research; Auckland New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University; Auckland New Zealand
- South China Botanical Institute; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou China
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University; Auckland New Zealand
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology; Plön Germany
- Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris-Tech), PSL Research University; Paris France
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Nowell RW, Laue BE, Sharp PM, Green S. Comparative genomics reveals genes significantly associated with woody hosts in the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2016; 17:1409-1424. [PMID: 27145446 PMCID: PMC5132102 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The diversification of lineages within Pseudomonas syringae has involved a number of adaptive shifts from herbaceous hosts onto various species of tree, resulting in the emergence of highly destructive diseases such as bacterial canker of kiwi and bleeding canker of horse chestnut. This diversification has involved a high level of gene gain and loss, and these processes are likely to play major roles in the adaptation of individual lineages onto their host plants. In order to better understand the evolution of P. syringae onto woody plants, we have generated de novo genome sequences for 26 strains from the P. syringae species complex that are pathogenic on a range of woody species, and have looked for statistically significant associations between gene presence and host type (i.e. woody or herbaceous) across a phylogeny of 64 strains. We have found evidence for a common set of genes associated with strains that are able to colonize woody plants, suggesting that divergent lineages have acquired similarities in genome composition that may form the genetic basis of their adaptation to woody hosts. We also describe in detail the gain, loss and rearrangement of specific loci that may be functionally important in facilitating this adaptive shift. Overall, our analyses allow for a greater understanding of how gene gain and loss may contribute to adaptation in P. syringae.
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- Reuben W Nowell
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK
- Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Midlothian EH25 9SY, UK
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- Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Midlothian EH25 9SY, UK
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK
- Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK
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- Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Midlothian EH25 9SY, UK
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Do KS, Chung BN, Joa JH. D-PSA-K: A Model for Estimating the Accumulated Potential Damage on Kiwifruit Canes Caused by Bacterial Canker during the Growing and Overwintering Seasons. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 32:537-544. [PMID: 27904460 PMCID: PMC5117862 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.03.2016.0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We developed a model, termed D-PSA-K, to estimate the accumulated potential damage on kiwifruit canes caused by bacterial canker during the growing and overwintering seasons. The model consisted of three parts including estimation of the amount of necrotic lesion in a non-frozen environment, the rate of necrosis increase in a freezing environment during the overwintering season, and the amount of necrotic lesion on kiwifruit canes caused by bacterial canker during the overwintering and growing seasons. We evaluated the model's accuracy by comparing the observed maximum disease incidence on kiwifruit canes against the damage estimated using weather and disease data collected at Wando during 1994-1997 and at Seogwipo during 2014-2015. For the Hayward cultivar, D-PSA-K estimated the accumulated damage as approximately nine times the observed maximum disease incidence. For the Hort16A cultivar, the accumulated damage estimated by D-PSA-K was high when the observed disease incidence was high. D-PSA-K could assist kiwifruit growers in selecting optimal sites for kiwifruit cultivation and establishing improved production plans by predicting the loss in kiwifruit production due to bacterial canker, using past weather or future climate change data.
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- Ki Seok Do
- Research Institute of Climate Change and Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeju 63240,
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- Research Institute of Climate Change and Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeju 63240,
Korea
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- Research Institute of Climate Change and Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeju 63240,
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Abelleira A, Ares A, Aguin O, Peñalver J, Morente MC, López MM, Sainz MJ, Mansilla JP. Detection and characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidifoliorum in kiwifruit in Spain. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 119:1659-71. [PMID: 26768357 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS Bacterial canker of kiwifruit caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is currently the major threat to its commercial production worldwide. In 2011, the most virulent type (Psa3) was detected for the first time in Northwest-Spain, in the province of Pontevedra. In 2013 surveys, leaves and flower buds with mild symptoms were observed in Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward' vines in an orchard at the province of A Coruña, suggesting the presence of P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum (Psaf). METHODS AND RESULTS Isolates obtained from such orchard were characterized by morphological, biochemical and physiological tests, fatty acids (FA) profile and molecular tests (PCR, BOX-PCR, duplex PCR, multiplex PCR, real-time PCR, PCR-C, phytotoxins, housekeeping and effector genes). Pathogenicity tests were also carried out on plants and fruits of A. deliciosa 'Hayward' and on different cultivated plants and fruits. Results demonstrated the presence of P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum in Spain. CONCLUSIONS The work provides new information on the pathovar P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum, which has only been found previously in New Zealand, Australia and France. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY The results are relevant for taxonomy of isolates of P. syringae from kiwifruit, especially those of low virulence not belonging to pathovar actinidiae.
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- A Abelleira
- Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro, Deputación de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro, Deputación de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro, Deputación de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro, Deputación de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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Lee YS, Kim GH, Koh YJ, Zhuang Q, Jung JS. Development of Specific Markers for Identification of Biovars 1 and 2 Strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 32:162-7. [PMID: 27147936 PMCID: PMC4853106 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.nt.10.2015.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the causal agent of canker in kiwifruit, can be divided into three biovars (biovars 1, 2, and 3). Strains belonging to biovar 1 produce phaseolotoxin and were isolated in Japan and Italy before 2008. Strains of biovar 2 produce coronatine instead of phaseolotoxin and have been isolated only in Korea. Strains belonging to biovar 3 produce neither phaseolotoxin nor coronatine and are responsible for the global outbreak of bacterial canker of kiwifruit in recent years. The biovar 3-specific primer set was developed in a previous work. In this study, two sets of PCR primers specific to strains of biovars 1 and 2, respectively, were developed based on random amplified polymorphic DNA analyses. Primers PsaJ-F and PsaJ-R produced a 481-bp region with genomic DNA of biovar 1 strains, whereas primers PsaK-F and PsaK-R amplified a 413-bp region present only in the genome of biovar 2 strains.
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- Young Sun Lee
- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922,
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- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922,
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- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922,
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- Sichuan Provincial Academy of Natural Resources, Chengdu 610015,
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- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922,
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Frampton RA, Acedo EL, Young VL, Chen D, Tong B, Taylor C, Easingwood RA, Pitman AR, Kleffmann T, Bostina M, Fineran PC. Genome, Proteome and Structure of a T7-Like Bacteriophage of the Kiwifruit Canker Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Viruses 2015; 7:3361-79. [PMID: 26114474 PMCID: PMC4517105 DOI: 10.3390/v7072776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is an economically significant pathogen responsible for severe bacterial canker of kiwifruit (Actinidia sp.). Bacteriophages infecting this phytopathogen have potential as biocontrol agents as part of an integrated approach to the management of bacterial canker, and for use as molecular tools to study this bacterium. A variety of bacteriophages were previously isolated that infect P. syringae pv. actinidiae, and their basic properties were characterized to provide a framework for formulation of these phages as biocontrol agents. Here, we have examined in more detail φPsa17, a phage with the capacity to infect a broad range of P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains and the only member of the Podoviridae in this collection. Particle morphology was visualized using cryo-electron microscopy, the genome was sequenced, and its structural proteins were analysed using shotgun proteomics. These studies demonstrated that φPsa17 has a 40,525 bp genome, is a member of the T7likevirus genus and is closely related to the pseudomonad phages φPSA2 and gh-1. Eleven structural proteins (one scaffolding) were detected by proteomics and φPsa17 has a capsid of approximately 60 nm in diameter. No genes indicative of a lysogenic lifecycle were identified, suggesting the phage is obligately lytic. These features indicate that φPsa17 may be suitable for formulation as a biocontrol agent of P. syringae pv. actinidiae.
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- Rebekah A Frampton
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- Departamento de Genetica, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz 06080, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Otago Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Protein Research, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- Otago Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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Bartoli C, Lamichhane JR, Berge O, Guilbaud C, Varvaro L, Balestra GM, Vinatzer BA, Morris CE. A framework to gauge the epidemic potential of plant pathogens in environmental reservoirs: the example of kiwifruit canker. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2015; 16:137-49. [PMID: 24986268 PMCID: PMC6638457 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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New economically important diseases on crops and forest trees emerge recurrently. An understanding of where new pathogenic lines come from and how they evolve is fundamental for the deployment of accurate surveillance methods. We used kiwifruit bacterial canker as a model to assess the importance of potential reservoirs of new pathogenic lineages. The current kiwifruit canker epidemic is at least the fourth outbreak of the disease on kiwifruit caused by Pseudomonas syringae in the mere 50 years in which this crop has been cultivated worldwide, with each outbreak being caused by different genetic lines of the bacterium. Here, we ask whether strains in natural (non-agricultural) environments could cause future epidemics of canker on kiwifruit. To answer this question, we evaluated the pathogenicity, endophytic colonization capacity and competitiveness on kiwifruit of P. syringae strains genetically similar to epidemic strains and originally isolated from aquatic and subalpine habitats. All environmental strains possessing an operon involved in the degradation of aromatic compounds via the catechol pathway grew endophytically and caused symptoms in kiwifruit vascular tissue. Environmental and epidemic strains showed a wide host range, revealing their potential as future pathogens of a variety of hosts. Environmental strains co-existed endophytically with CFBP 7286, an epidemic strain, and shared about 20 virulence genes, but were missing six virulence genes found in all epidemic strains. By identifying the specific gene content in genetic backgrounds similar to known epidemic strains, we developed criteria to assess the epidemic potential and to survey for such strains as a means of forecasting and managing disease emergence.
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- Claudia Bartoli
- Department of Science and Technology for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), Tuscia University, 01100, Viterbo, Italy; INRA, UR0407 Pathologie Végétale, F-84143, Montfavet cedex, France
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Nowell RW, Green S, Laue BE, Sharp PM. The extent of genome flux and its role in the differentiation of bacterial lineages. Genome Biol Evol 2014; 6:1514-29. [PMID: 24923323 PMCID: PMC4079204 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and gene loss are key processes in bacterial evolution. However, the role of gene gain and loss in the emergence and maintenance of ecologically differentiated bacterial populations remains an open question. Here, we use whole-genome sequence data to quantify gene gain and loss for 27 lineages of the plant-associated bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. We apply an extensive error-control procedure that accounts for errors in draft genome data and greatly improves the accuracy of patterns of gene occurrence among these genomes. We demonstrate a history of extensive genome fluctuation for this species and show that individual lineages could have acquired thousands of genes in the same period in which a 1% amino acid divergence accrues in the core genome. Elucidating the dynamics of genome fluctuation reveals the rapid turnover of gained genes, such that the majority of recently gained genes are quickly lost. Despite high observed rates of fluctuation, a phylogeny inferred from patterns of gene occurrence is similar to a phylogeny based on amino acid replacements within the core genome. Furthermore, the core genome phylogeny suggests that P. syringae should be considered a number of distinct species, with levels of divergence at least equivalent to those between recognized bacterial species. Gained genes are transferred from a variety of sources, reflecting the depth and diversity of the potential gene pool available via HGT. Overall, our results provide further insights into the evolutionary dynamics of genome fluctuation and implicate HGT as a major factor contributing to the diversification of P. syringae lineages.
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- Reuben W Nowell
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, United KingdomForest Research, Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Forest Research, Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Forest Research, Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, United KingdomCentre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Frampton RA, Taylor C, Holguín Moreno AV, Visnovsky SB, Petty NK, Pitman AR, Fineran PC. Identification of bacteriophages for biocontrol of the kiwifruit canker phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:2216-28. [PMID: 24487530 PMCID: PMC3993152 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00062-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is a reemerging pathogen which causes bacterial canker of kiwifruit (Actinidia sp.). Since 2008, a global outbreak of P. syringae pv. actinidiae has occurred, and in 2010 this pathogen was detected in New Zealand. The economic impact and the development of resistance in P. syringae pv. actinidiae and other pathovars against antibiotics and copper sprays have led to a search for alternative management strategies. We isolated 275 phages, 258 of which were active against P. syringae pv. actinidiae. Extensive host range testing on P. syringae pv. actinidiae, other pseudomonads, and bacteria isolated from kiwifruit orchards showed that most phages have a narrow host range. Twenty-four were analyzed by electron microscopy, pulse-field gel electrophoresis, and restriction digestion. Their suitability for biocontrol was tested by assessing stability and the absence of lysogeny and transduction. A detailed host range was performed, phage-resistant bacteria were isolated, and resistance to other phages was examined. The phages belonged to the Caudovirales and were analyzed based on morphology and genome size, which showed them to be representatives of Myoviridae, Podoviridae, and Siphoviridae. Twenty-one Myoviridae members have similar morphologies and genome sizes yet differ in restriction patterns, host range, and resistance, indicating a closely related group. Nine of these Myoviridae members were sequenced, and each was unique. The most closely related sequenced phages were a group infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa and characterized by phages JG004 and PAK_P1. In summary, this study reports the isolation and characterization of P. syringae pv. actinidiae phages and provides a framework for the intelligent formulation of phage biocontrol agents against kiwifruit bacterial canker.
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- Rebekah A. Frampton
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Koh HS, Kim GH, Lee YS, Koh YJ, Jung JS. Molecular Characteristics of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Strains Isolated in Korea and a Multiplex PCR Assay for Haplotype Differentiation. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2014; 30:96-101. [PMID: 25288991 PMCID: PMC4174834 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.nt.09.2013.0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The molecular features of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae strains isolated in Korea were compared with strains isolated in Japan and Italy. Sequencing of eight P. syringae pv. actinidiae and three P. syringae pv. theae strains revealed a total of 44 single nucleotide polymorphisms across 4,818 bp of the concatenated alignment of nine genes. A multiplex PCR assay was developed for the detection of P. syringae pv. actinidiae and for the specific detection of recent haplotype strains other than strains isolated since the 1980s in Korea. The primer pair, designated as TacF and TacR, specifically amplified a 545-bp fragment with the genomic DNA of new haplotype of P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains. A multiplex PCR conducted with the TacF/TacR primer pair and the universal primer pair for all P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains can be simultaneously applied for the detection of P. syringae pv. actinidiae and for the differentiation of new haplotype strains.
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- Hyun Seok Koh
- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Korea
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Patel HK, Ferrante P, Covaceuszach S, Lamba D, Scortichini M, Venturi V. The kiwifruit emerging pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae does not produce AHLs but possesses three luxR solos. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87862. [PMID: 24498215 PMCID: PMC3909224 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is an emerging phytopathogen causing bacterial canker disease in kiwifruit plants worldwide. Quorum sensing (QS) gene regulation plays important roles in many different bacterial plant pathogens. In this study we analyzed the presence and possible role of N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) quorum sensing in Psa. It was established that Psa does not produce AHLs and that a typical complete LuxI/R QS system is absent in Psa strains. Psa however possesses three putative luxR solos designated here as PsaR1, PsaR2 and PsaR3. PsaR2 belongs to the sub-family of LuxR solos present in many plant associated bacteria (PAB) that binds and responds to yet unknown plant signal molecules. PsaR1 and PsaR3 are highly similar to LuxRs which bind AHLs and are part of the canonical LuxI/R AHL QS systems. Mutation in all the three luxR solos of Psa showed reduction of in planta survival and also showed additive effect if more than one solo was inactivated in double mutants. Gene promoter analysis revealed that the three solos are not auto-regulated and investigated their possible role in several bacterial phenotypes.
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- Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, U.O.S di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, U.O.S di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Research Centre for Fruit Crops, Agricultural Research Council, Roma, Italy
- Research Unit for Fruit Trees, Agricultural Research Council, Caserta, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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Vanneste JL, Yu J, Cornish DA, Tanner DJ, Windner R, Chapman JR, Taylor RK, Mackay JF, Dowlut S. Identification, Virulence, and Distribution of Two Biovars of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in New Zealand. PLANT DISEASE 2013; 97:708-719. [PMID: 30722585 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-12-0700-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the causal agent of bacterial canker of kiwifruit, was detected for the first time in New Zealand in November 2010. Only in Bay of Plenty, one of the four regions where this pathogen had been detected, did symptoms evolve beyond leaf spots, resulting in cane die-back, wilting of canes, and canker, sometimes leading to death of the vine. Molecular analysis (cts haplotype and BOX-polymerase chain reaction [PCR] electrophoretic pattern) of strains isolated from different regions of New Zealand revealed that two biovars could be distinguished. They have been called biovar 3 and biovar 4 to differentiate them from strains from Japan (biovar 1) or Korea (biovar 2), which have a different cts haplotype or a different BOX-PCR pattern. Biovars 3 and 4 displayed different degrees of virulence, as measured by their ability to cause leaf spots on young, potted kiwifruit plants. Biovar 3, which has also been present in Italy since 2008 and in France, was found in the Bay of Plenty, where cane diebacks were observed. In contrast, no symptoms other than leaf spots have been observed in orchards where strains of biovar 4 have been isolated. We report the distribution and the disease progression of biovars 3 and 4 in New Zealand.
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- J L Vanneste
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- ZESPRI International Ltd., Mount Maunganui 3149, New Zealand
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- Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc., Mt Maunganui 3149, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- dnature diagnostics & research Ltd., Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
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- Verified Laboratory Services, Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, Te Puke, New Zealand
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Balestra GM, Taratufolo MC, Vinatzer BA, Mazzaglia A. A Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and Differentiation of Populations with Different Geographic Origin. PLANT DISEASE 2013; 97:472-478. [PMID: 30722225 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-12-0590-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is responsible for severe outbreaks of bacterial canker of kiwifruit currently occurring around the world. Although molecular detection methods have been reported, none provide complete selectivity for this pathovar or discriminate among pathogen haplotypes. Therefore, a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed and validated. The assay was tested on 32 P. syringae pv. actinidiae isolates and 15 non-P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains and correctly assigned P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains to three different haplotypes: a Japanese/Korean group, a European group, and a Chinese group. Two P. syringae pv. actinidiae isolates from New Zealand were found to belong to the Chinese group whereas two other isolates from New Zealand, which were isolated from kiwifruit plants but which do not cause bacterial canker, tested negative. The described PCR assays has a limit of detection of approximately 5 to 50 pg of purified DNA or of 5 × 102 bacteria/PCR and were shown to work with both artificially and naturally infected plant tissues. Thus, the described method represents a suitable tool for detection of P. syringae pv. actinidiae and haplotype attribution, in particular, when testing a high number of samples during surveillance and prevention activities.
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- G M Balestra
- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy
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- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Chapman JR, Taylor RK, Weir BS, Romberg MK, Vanneste JL, Luck J, Alexander BJR. Phylogenetic relationships among global populations of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 102:1034-44. [PMID: 22877312 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-12-0064-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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ABSTRACT Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the causal agent of canker in kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) vines, was first detected in Japan in 1984, followed by detections in Korea and Italy in the early 1990s. Isolates causing more severe disease symptoms have recently been detected in several countries with a wide global distribution, including Italy, New Zealand, and China. In order to characterize P. syringae pv. actinidiae populations globally, a representative set of 40 isolates from New Zealand, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Chile were selected for extensive genetic analysis. Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of housekeeping, type III effector and phytotoxin genes was used to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships between P. syringae pv. actinidiae isolates worldwide. Four additional isolates, including one from China, for which shotgun sequence of the whole genome was available, were included in phylogenetic analyses. It is shown that at least four P. syringae pv. actinidiae MLSA groups are present globally, and that marker sets with differing evolutionary trajectories (conserved housekeeping and rapidly evolving effector genes) readily differentiate all four groups. The MLSA group designated here as Psa3 is the strain causing secondary symptoms such as formation of cankers, production of exudates, and cane and shoot dieback on some kiwifruit orchards in Italy and New Zealand. It is shown that isolates from Chile also belong to this MLSA group. MLSA group Psa4, detected in isolates collected in New Zealand and Australia, has not been previously described. P. syringae pv. actinidiae has an extensive global distribution yet the isolates causing widespread losses to the kiwifruit industry can all be traced to a single MLSA group, Psa3.
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- J R Chapman
- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, P.O. Box 2095, Auckland 1140, New Zealand.
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Scortichini M, Marcelletti S, Ferrante P, Petriccione M, Firrao G. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: a re-emerging, multi-faceted, pandemic pathogen. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2012; 13:631-40. [PMID: 22353258 PMCID: PMC6638780 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00788.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is the causal agent of bacterial canker of green-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) and yellow-fleshed kiwifruit (A. chinensis). A recent, sudden, re-emerging wave of this disease has occurred, almost contemporaneously, in all of the main areas of kiwifruit production in the world, suggesting that it can be considered as a pandemic disease. Recent in-depth genetic studies performed on P. syringae pv. actinidiae strains have revealed that this pathovar is composed of four genetically different populations which, to different extents, can infect crops of the genus Actinidia worldwide. Genome comparisons of these strains have revealed that this pathovar can gain and lose the phaseolotoxin gene cluster, as well as mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids and putative prophages, and that it can modify the repertoire of the effector gene arrays. In addition, the strains currently causing worldwide severe economic losses display an extensive set of genes related to the ecological fitness of the bacterium in planta, such as copper and antibiotic resistance genes, multiple siderophore genes and genes involved in the degradation of lignin derivatives and other phenolics. This pathogen can therefore easily colonize hosts throughout the year. TAXONOMY Bacteria; Proteobacteria, gamma subdivision; Order Pseudomonadales; Family Pseudomonadaceae; Genus Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas syringae species complex, genomospecies 8; Pathovar actinidiae. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Gram-negative, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped, polar flagella, oxidase-negative, arginine dihydrolase-negative, DNA 58.5-58.8 mol.% GC, elicits the hypersensitive response on tobacco leaves. HOST RANGE Primarily studied as the causal agent of bacterial canker of green-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), it has also been isolated from yellow-fleshed kiwifruit (A. chinensis). In both species, it causes severe economic losses worldwide. It has also been isolated from wild A. arguta and A. kolomikta. DISEASE SYMPTOMS In green-fleshed and yellow-fleshed kiwifruits, the symptoms include brown-black leaf spots often surrounded by a chlorotic margin, blossom necrosis, extensive twig die-back, reddening of the lenticels, extensive cankers along the main trunk and leader, and bleeding cankers on the trunk and the leader with a whitish to orange ooze. EPIDEMIOLOGY Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae can effectively colonize its host plants throughout the year. Bacterial exudates can disperse a large amount of inoculum within and between orchards. In the spring, temperatures ranging from 12 to 18 °C, together with humid conditions, can greatly favour the multiplication of the bacterium, allowing it to systemically move from the leaf to the young shoots. During the summer, very high temperatures can reduce the multiplication and dispersal of the bacterium. Some agronomical techniques, as well as frost, wind, rain and hail storms, can contribute to further spreading. DISEASE CONTROL An integrated approach that takes into consideration precise scheduled spray treatments with effective and environmentally friendly bactericides and equilibrated plant nutrition, coupled with preventive measures aimed at drastically reducing the bacterial inoculum, currently seems to be the possible best solution for coexistence with the disease. The development of resistant cultivars and pollinators, effective biocontrol agents, including bacteriophages, and compounds that induce the systemic activation of plant defence mechanisms is in progress. USEFUL WEBSITES Up-to-date information on bacterial canker research progress and on the spread of the disease in New Zealand can be found at: http://www.kvh.org.nz. Daily information on the spread of the disease and on the research being performed worldwide can be found at: http://www.freshplaza.it.
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- Marco Scortichini
- CRA- Research Centre for Fruit Trees, Via di Fioranello, 52, 00134 Rome, Italy.
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Renzi M, Copini P, Taddei AR, Rossetti A, Gallipoli L, Mazzaglia A, Balestra GM. Bacterial canker on kiwifruit in Italy: anatomical changes in the wood and in the primary infection sites. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 102:827-840. [PMID: 22713076 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-12-0019-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The bacterial canker of kiwifruit caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is a severe threat to kiwifruit production worldwide. Many aspects of P. syringae pv. actinidiae biology and epidemiology still require in-depth investigation. The infection by and spread of P. syringae pv. actinidiae in xylem and phloem was investigated by carrying out artificial inoculation experiments with histological and dendrochronological analyses of naturally diseased plants in Italy. We found that the bacterium can infect host plants by entering natural openings and lesions. In naturally infected kiwifruit plants, P. syringae pv. actinidiae is present in the lenticels as well as in the dead phloem tissue beneath the lenticels, surrounded by a lesion in the periderm which appears to indicate the importance of lenticels to kiwifruit infection. Biofilm formation was observed outside and inside plants. In cases of advanced stages of P. syringae pv. actinidiae infection, neuroses of the phloem occur, which are followed by cambial dieback and most likely by infection of the xylem. Anatomical changes in wood such as reduced ring width, a drastic reduction in vessel size, and the presence of tyloses were observed within several infected sites. In the field, these changes occur only a year after the first leaf symptoms are observed suggesting a significant time lapse between primary and secondary symptoms. It was possible to study the temporal development of P. syringae pv. actinidiae-induced cambial dieback by applying dendrochronology methods which revealed that cambial dieback occurs only during the growing season.
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- Marsilio Renzi
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Technologoe per l'Agricoltura Foreste, la Natura e l'Energia, Univesità della Tuscia, Italy
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Mazzaglia A, Studholme DJ, Taratufolo MC, Cai R, Almeida NF, Goodman T, Guttman DS, Vinatzer BA, Balestra GM. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (PSA) isolates from recent bacterial canker of kiwifruit outbreaks belong to the same genetic lineage. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36518. [PMID: 22590555 PMCID: PMC3348921 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Intercontinental spread of emerging plant diseases is one of the most serious threats to world agriculture. One emerging disease is bacterial canker of kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa and A. chinensis) caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (PSA). The disease first occurred in China and Japan in the 1980s and in Korea and Italy in the 1990s. A more severe form of the disease broke out in Italy in 2008 and in additional countries in 2010 and 2011 threatening the viability of the global kiwi fruit industry. To start investigating the source and routes of international transmission of PSA, genomes of strains from China (the country of origin of the genus Actinidia), Japan, Korea, Italy and Portugal have been sequenced. Strains from China, Italy, and Portugal have been found to belong to the same clonal lineage with only 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 3,453,192 bp and one genomic island distinguishing the Chinese strains from the European strains. Not more than two SNPs distinguish each of the Italian and Portuguese strains from each other. The Japanese and Korean strains belong to a separate genetic lineage as previously reported. Analysis of additional European isolates and of New Zealand isolates exploiting genome-derived markers showed that these strains belong to the same lineage as the Italian and Chinese strains. Interestingly, the analyzed New Zealand strains are identical to European strains at the tested SNP loci but test positive for the genomic island present in the sequenced Chinese strains and negative for the genomic island present in the European strains. Results are interpreted in regard to the possible direction of movement of the pathogen between countries and suggest a possible Chinese origin of the European and New Zealand outbreaks.
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- Angelo Mazzaglia
- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America
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- School of Computing, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America
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- Center for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America
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- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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