The role of bacterial surface components in combination with bacterial functional signals in
the process of biofilm formation has been increasingly studied in recent years. Plants …

Ralstonia solanacearum is a major phytopathogen that attacks many crops and other plants
over a broad geographical range. The extensive genetic diversity of strains responsible for …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that live attached to surfaces. Biofilm formation
has received much attention in the last decade, as it has become clear that virtually all types …

R alstonia solanacearum is a soil‐borne bacterium causing the widespread disease known
as bacterial wilt. R alstonia solanacearum is also the causal agent of M oko disease of …

Plants support a diverse array of bacteria, including parasites, mutualists, and commensals
on and around their roots, in the vasculature, and on aerial tissues. These microbes have a …

Production of a polysaccharide matrix is a hallmark of bacterial biofilms, but the composition
of matrix polysaccharides and their functions are not widely understood. Previous studies of …

The plant wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum thrives in the water-transporting xylem
vessels of its host plants. Xylem is a relatively nutrient-poor, high-flow environment but R …

Conversion of CO 2 to value-added products presents an opportunity to reduce GHG
emissions while generating revenue. Formate, which can be generated by the …

▪ Abstract Quorum sensing (QS) allows bacteria to assess their local population density
and/or physical confinement via the secretion and detection of small, diffusible signal …

Plant-pathogenic Ralstonia spp. colonize plant xylem and cause wilt diseases on a broad
range of host plants. To identify genes that promote growth of diverse Ralstonia strains in …