Pinpointing secondary metabolites that shape the composition and function of the plant microbiome

RP Jacoby, A Koprivova… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
One of the major questions in contemporary plant science involves determining the
functional mechanisms that plants use to shape their microbiome. Plants produce a plethora …

[HTML][HTML] Ultraviolet radiation from a plant perspective: The plant-microorganism context

L Vanhaelewyn, D Van Der Straeten… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the
species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B …

The activity of ferulic and gallic acids in biofilm prevention and control of pathogenic bacteria

A Borges, MJ Saavedra, M Simões - Biofouling, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The activity of two phenolic acids, gallic acid (GA) and ferulic acid (FA) at 1000 μg ml− 1,
was evaluated on the prevention and control of biofilms formed by Escherichia coli …

The antibacterial properties of isothiocyanates

V Dufour, M Stahl, C Baysse - Microbiology, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Isothiocyanates (ITCs) are natural plant products generated by the enzymic hydrolysis of
glucosinolates found in Brassicaceae vegetables. These natural sulfur compounds and their …

The microRNA miR393 redirects secondary metabolite biosynthesis away from camalexin and towards glucosinolates

A RobertSeilaniantz, D MacLean, Y Jikumaru… - The Plant …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Summary flg22 treatment increases levels of miR393, a microRNA that targets auxin
receptors. Overexpression of miR393 renders plants more resistant to biotroph pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Glucosinolates, a natural chemical arsenal: More to tell than the myrosinase story

RM Abdel-Massih, E Debs, L Othman, J Attieh… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Glucosinolates are a group of thioglucosides that belong to the class of plant nitrogen-
containing natural products. So far, very little biological activity has been associated with …

Nonhost resistance against bacterial pathogens: retrospectives and prospects

M Senthil-Kumar, KS Mysore - Annual review of phytopathology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Nonhost resistance is a broad-spectrum plant defense that provides immunity to all
members of a plant species against all isolates of a microorganism that is pathogenic to …

Metabolism of plant-derived toxins from its insect host increases the success of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

R Sun, B Hong, M Reichelt, K Luck, DT Mai… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Beauveria bassiana is a soil fungus that parasitizes a large number of arthropod species,
including numerous crop pests, causing white muscardine disease and is therefore used as …

Antimicrobial activity of phenolics and glucosinolate hydrolysis products and their synergy with streptomycin against pathogenic bacteria

MJ Saavedra, A Borges, C Dias, A Aires… - Medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial effects of different
classes of important and common dietary phytochemicals (5 simple phenolics-tyrosol, gallic …

Insights on antimicrobial resistance, biofilms and the use of phytochemicals as new antimicrobial agents

A Borges, MJ Saavedra… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious public health problems. This is of
particular concern when bacteria become resistant to various antimicrobial agents …