Many plant bacteriologists, if not all, feel that their particular microbe should appear in any
list of the most important bacterial plant pathogens. However, to our knowledge, no such list …

Plants are engaged in a continuous co-evolutionary struggle for dominance with their
pathogens. The outcomes of these interactions are of particular importance to human …

Phytopathogens like Pseudomonas syringae induce" water soaking" in the apoplastic space
of plant leaf tissue as a key virulence mechanism. Water soaking is commonly observed in …

Members of the genus Pseudomonas inhabit a wide variety of environments, which is
reflected in their versatile metabolic capacity and broad potential for adaptation to fluctuating …

Since the early 1980s, various strains of the gram-negative bacterial pathogen
Pseudomonas syringae have been used as models for understanding plant-bacterial …

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important phytohormone that plays a vital role in a number of
physiological responses, including plant defense. The last two decades have witnessed a …

Plants employ two modes of their innate immune system to resist pathogen infection. The
first mode of immunity is referred to as pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) that is triggered by …

Cell-surface-localized plant immune receptors, such as FLS2, detect pathogen-associated
molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiate PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) through poorly …

Background X anthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc)(P ammel) D owson is a G ram‐
negative bacterium that causes black rot, the most important disease of vegetable brassica …

Microbe associated molecular pattern (MAMP) receptors in plants recognize MAMPs and
activate basal defences; however a complete understanding of the molecular and …