How Ralstonia solanacearum exploits and thrives in the flowing plant xylem environment

TM Lowe-Power, D Khokhani, C Allen - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
The plant wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum thrives in the water-transporting xylem
vessels of its host plants. Xylem is a relatively nutrient-poor, high-flow environment but R …

Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Research on Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex: A Complex Pathogen with Extraordinary Economic Consequences

S Paudel, S Dobhal, AM Alvarez, M Arif - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
The bacterial wilt pathogen, first known as Bacillus solanacearum, has undergone
numerous taxonomic changes since its first description in 1896. The history and significance …

Dynamic expression of Ralstonia solanacearum virulence factors and metabolism-controlling genes during plant infection

R de Pedro-Jové, M Puigvert, P Sebastià, AP Macho… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Ralstonia solanacearum is the causal agent of bacterial wilt, a devastating plant
disease responsible for serious economic losses especially on potato, tomato, and other …

Plant–phytopathogen interactions: bacterial responses to environmental and plant stimuli

S Leonard, F Hommais, W Nasser… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Plant pathogenic bacteria attack numerous agricultural crops, causing devastating effects on
plant productivity and yield. They survive in diverse environments, both in plants, as …

Dual RNA-seq Reveals the Global Transcriptome Dynamics of Ralstonia solanacearum and Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Hypocotyls During Bacterial Wilt …

H Du, J Yang, B Chen, X Zhang, X Xu… - …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a serious disease in pepper. However,
the interaction between the pathogen and pepper remains largely unknown. This study …

Comprehensive Analysis Reveals the Genetic and Pathogenic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex and Benefits Its Taxonomic Classification

R Geng, L Cheng, C Cao, Z Liu, D Liu, Z Xiao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is a diverse group of plant pathogens that
attack a wide range of hosts and cause devastating losses worldwide. In this study, we …

A Meta-analysis of the known Global Distribution and Host Range of the Ralstonia Species Complex

TM Lowe-Power, J Avalos, Y Bai, MC Munoz… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The Ralstonia species complex is a group of genetically diverse plant wilt pathogens. Our
goal is to create a database that contains the reported global distribution and host range of …

A Practical Guide to Visualization and Statistical Analysis of R. solanacearum Infection Data Using R

N Schandry - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
This paper describes and summarizes approaches for visualization and statistical analysis
using data from Ralstonia solanacearum infection experiments based on methods and …

TALE-Like Effectors Are an Ancestral Feature of the Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex and Converge in DNA Targeting Specificity

N Schandry, O De Lange, P Prior… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Ralstonia solanacearum, a species complex of bacterial plant pathogens divided into four
monophyletic phylotypes, causes plant diseases in tropical climates around the world. Some …

Phylogenetic Assignment of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (Ralstonia solanacearum Phylotype I) Isolated from Rosa spp.

M Bergsma-Vlami, JLJ Van de Bilt… - Plant …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
During the last two years, greenhouse cultivation of rose (Rosa spp.) in the Netherlands has
been challenged by an uncommon bacterial disease. Affected plants suffered from chlorosis …