Bacteria are single-celled organisms that carry a comparatively small set of genetic
information, typically consisting of a few thousand genes that can be selectively activated or …

Plant bacterial diseases have inflicted substantial economic losses in global crop, fruit, and
vegetable production. The conventional methods for managing these diseases typically rely …

Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is an economically important disease in apples
and pears worldwide. This pathogen relies on the type III secretion system (T3SS) to cause …

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is one of the most severe toxic metals pollution in grassland. Vicia
unijuga (V. unijuga) A. Br. planted nearby the grassland farming are facing the risk of high …

Virulence factor modulating (VFM) is a quorum sensing (QS) signal shared by and specific to
Dickeya bacteria, regulating the production of plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) …

Plant-microbe interaction has always been the focus of agricultural life science and has
continuously increased the knowledge of human cognition about the nature. However …

Dickeya is a major and typical member of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) with a wide
range of plant hosts worldwide. Previous studies have identified D. zeae as the causal agent …

Cuscuta campestris is a parasitic weed species that inflicts worldwide noxious effects in
many broadleaf crops due to its capacity to withdraw nutrients and water directly from the …

Biofilms are the multicellular lifestyle of microorganisms and are present on potentially every
type of biotic or abiotic surface. Detrimental biofilms are generally targeted with antimicrobial …