Kiwifruit bacterial canker: An integrative view focused on biocontrol strategies

C Pereira, P Costa, L Pinheiro, VM Balcão, A Almeida - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Phage-based biocontrol strategies can be an effective alternative to control
Psa-induced bacterial canker of kiwifruit. Abstract The global production of kiwifruit has been …

Regulation of the Pseudomonas syringae Type III Secretion System by Host Environment Signals

MR O'Malley, JC Anderson - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas syringae are Gram-negative, plant pathogenic bacteria that use a type III
secretion system (T3SS) to disarm host immune responses and promote bacterial growth …

Dual Role of Auxin in Regulating Plant Defense and Bacterial Virulence Gene Expression During Pseudomonas syringae PtoDC3000 Pathogenesis

AT Djami-Tchatchou, GA Harrison… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Modification of host hormone biology is a common strategy used by plant pathogens to
promote disease. For example, the bacterial pathogen strain Pseudomonas syringae …

Identification of Indole-3-Acetic Acid-Regulated Genes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Strain DC3000

AT Djami-Tchatchou, ZA Li, P Stodghill… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is a plant hormone that not only regulates plant growth
and development but also plays important roles in plant-microbe interactions. We previously …

A lipopolysaccharide‐dependent phage infects a pseudomonad phytopathogen and can evolve to evade phage resistance

SL Warring, LM Malone, J Jayaraman… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial pathogens are major causes of crop diseases, leading to significant production
losses. For instance, kiwifruit canker, caused by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae …

Effector loss drives adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 to Actinidia arguta

LM Hemara, J Jayaraman, PW Sutherland… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A pandemic isolate of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 (Psa3) has devastated
kiwifruit orchards growing cultivars of Actinidia chinensis. In contrast, A. arguta (kiwiberry) is …

Contrasting effector profiles between bacterial colonisers of kiwifruit reveal redundant roles converging on PTI‐suppression and RIN4

J Jayaraman, M Yoon, LM Hemara, D Bohne… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Testing effector knockout strains of the Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 (Psa3)
for reduced in planta growth in their native kiwifruit host revealed a number of nonredundant …

AvrE1 and HopR1 from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae are additively required for full virulence on kiwifruit

J Jayaraman, M Yoon, ER Applegate… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae ICMP 18884 biovar 3 (Psa3) produces necrotic
lesions during infection of its kiwifruit host. Bacterial growth in planta and lesion formation …

Two transcription factors, AcREM14 and AcC3H1, enhance the resistance of kiwifruit Actinidiachinensis var. chinensis to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae

C Zhao, W Liu, Y Zhang, Y Li, C Ma, R Tian… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Kiwifruit bacterial canker is a global disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv.
actinidiae (Psa), which poses a major threat to kiwifruit production worldwide. Despite the …

Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host

M Vlková-Žlebková, FW Yuen… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Research initiatives undertaken in response to disease outbreaks accelerate our
understanding of microbial evolution, mechanisms of virulence and resistance, and plant …