The soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) infect a wide range of plants worldwide and cause
economic damage to crops and ornamentals but can also colonize other plants as part of …

Pectinolytic Pectobacterium spp. and Dickeya spp. are necrotrophic bacterial pathogens of
many important crops, including potato, worldwide. This study reports on the isolation and …

In the present study, Melia azedarach wood blocks treated with different acetone extract
concentrations from Withania somnifera fruits are assessed for their antibacterial and anti …

Macergens are bacteria capable of releasing pectic enzymes (pectolytic bacteria). These
enzymatic actions result in the separation of plant tissues leading to total plant destruction …

Worldwide, plant pathogens have been a considerably important cause of economic loss in
agriculture especially in the decades of agricultural intensification. The increasing losses in …

In western Europe, Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense is emerging as a causal
agent of blackleg disease. In field experiments in the Netherlands, the virulence of this …

Management of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) is a challenge as there are no control
agents available and no effective resistance present in commercial cultivars. In addition …

The plant pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae (Ps), together with related Ps species, infects
and attacks a wide range of agronomically important crops, including tomato, kiwifruit …

Resistance to bacteriophage infections protects bacteria in phage-replete environments,
enabling them to survive and multiply in the presence of their viral predators. However, such …

The increasing emergence of drug-resistant fungal infections has necessitated a search for
new compounds capable of combating fungal pathogens of plants, animals, and humans …