Xanthomonas spp. encompass a wide range of plant pathogens that use numerous
virulence factors for pathogenicity and fitness in plant hosts. In this Review, we examine …

Xanthomonas is a well-studied genus of bacterial plant pathogens whose members cause a
variety of diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Genomic and functional …

Durable disease resistance is a key component of global food security, and combining
resistance genes into “pyramids” is an important way to increase durability of resistance. The …

Background Unfavorable climatic changes have led to an increased threat of several biotic
and abiotic stresses over the past few years. Looking at the massive damage caused by …

CRISPR-based genome editing technology is revolutionizing prokaryotic research, but it has
been rarely studied in bacterial plant pathogens. Here, we have developed a targeted …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causative agent
of bacterial leaf blight (BLB), received attention for being an economically damaging …

The Xanthomonas group of phytopathogens causes several economically important
diseases in crops. In the bacterial pathogen of rice, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), it …

Abstract A 1D/2D genome-wide association study strategy was adopted to investigate the
genetic systems underlying the reciprocal adaptation of rice (Oryza sativa) and its bacterial …

The impact of modern agriculture on the evolutionary trajectory of plant pathogens is a
central question for crop sustainability. The Green Revolution replaced traditional rice …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae uses several type III secretion system (T3SS) secreted
effectors, namely XopN, XopQ, XopX and XopZ, to suppress rice immune responses that are …