Promise for plant pest control: root-associated pseudomonads with insecticidal activities

P Kupferschmied, M Maurhofer, C Keel - Frontiers in plant science, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Insects are an important and probably the most challenging pest to control in agriculture, in
particular when they feed on belowground parts of plants. The application of synthetic …

From pathogens to microbiota: how Drosophila intestinal stem cells react to gut microbes

A Bonfini, X Liu, N Buchon - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
The intestine acts as one of the interfaces between an organism and its external
environment. As the primary digestive organ, it is constantly exposed to a multitude of …

Comparative Genomics of Plant-Associated Pseudomonas spp.: Insights into Diversity and Inheritance of Traits Involved in Multitrophic Interactions

JE Loper, KA Hassan, DV Mavrodi, EW Davis… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
We provide here a comparative genome analysis of ten strains within the Pseudomonas
fluorescens group including seven new genomic sequences. These strains exhibit a diverse …

Biosynthesis of fragin is controlled by a novel quorum sensing signal

C Jenul, S Sieber, C Daeppen, A Mathew… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Members of the diazeniumdiolate class of natural compounds show potential for drug
development because of their antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and antitumor activities. Yet …

Drosophila melanogaster as a Versatile Model Organism in Food and Nutrition Research

S Staats, K Lüersen, AE Wagner… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Drosophila melanogaster has been widely used in the biological sciences as a model
organism. Drosophila has a relatively short life span of 60–80 days, which makes it attractive …

Monalysin, a Novel ß-Pore-Forming Toxin from the Drosophila Pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila, Contributes to Host Intestinal Damage and Lethality

O Opota, I Vallet-Gély, R Vincentelli… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Pseudomonas entomophila is an entomopathogenic bacterium that infects and kills
Drosophila. P. entomophila pathogenicity is linked to its ability to cause irreversible …

Genome mining and metabolic profiling of the rhizosphere bacterium Pseudomonas sp. SH-C52 for antimicrobial compounds

M Van Der Voort, HJG Meijer, Y Schmidt… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The plant microbiome represents an enormous untapped resource for discovering novel
genes and bioactive compounds. Previously, we isolated Pseudomonas sp. SH-C52 from …

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Associated With Mango Trees, a Particular Pathogen Within the “Hodgepodge” of the Pseudomonas syringae Complex

JA Gutiérrez-Barranquero, FM Cazorla… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Pseudomonas syringae complex comprises different genetic groups that include strains
from both agricultural and environmental habitats. This complex group has been used for …

Pan-genome analysis identifies intersecting roles for Pseudomonas specialized metabolites in potato pathogen inhibition

A Pacheco-Moreno, FL Stefanato, JJ Ford, C Trippel… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Agricultural soil harbors a diverse microbiome that can form beneficial relationships with
plants, including the inhibition of plant pathogens. Pseudomonas spp. are one of the most …

Multifaceted interactions between the pseudomonads and insects: mechanisms and prospects

MC Teoh, G Furusawa, G Veera Singham - Archives of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Insects and bacteria are the most widespread groups of organisms found in nearly all
habitats on earth, establishing diverse interactions that encompass the entire range of …