Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance

F Vailleau, S Genin - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The group of strains constituting the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is a
prominent model for the study of plant-pathogenic bacteria because of its impact on …

Getting to the root of Ralstonia invasion

K Rivera-Zuluaga, R Hiles, P Barua, D Caldwell… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant diseases caused by soilborne pathogens are a major limiting factor in crop production.
Bacterial wilt disease, caused by soilborne bacteria in the Ralstonia solanacearum Species …

A Comprehensive Overview of the Genes and Functions Required for Lettuce Infection by the Hemibiotrophic Phytopathogen Xanthomonas hortorum pv. vitians

L Morinière, L Mirabel, E Gueguen, F Bertolla - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The successful infection of a host plant by a phytopathogenic bacterium depends on a finely
tuned molecular cross talk between the two partners. Thanks to transposon insertion …

Plant-Pathogenic Ralstonia Phylotypes Evolved Divergent Respiratory Strategies and Behaviors To Thrive in Xylem

AN Truchon, BL Dalsing, D Khokhani, A MacIntyre… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial pathogens in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) infect the
water-transporting xylem vessels of plants, causing bacterial wilt disease. Strains in RSSC …

Bacterial surface‐exposed lipoproteins and sortase‐mediated anchored cell surface proteins in plant infection

A de Sandozequi, C Martínez‐Anaya - MicrobiologyOpen, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The bacterial cell envelope is involved in all stages of infection and the study of its
components and structures is important to understand how bacteria interact with the …

Lectins and polysaccharide EPS I have flow-responsive roles in the attachment and biofilm mechanics of plant pathogenic Ralstonia

MD Carter, TM Tran, ML Cope-Arguello… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Bacterial biofilm formation and attachment to hosts are mediated by carbohydrate-binding
lectins, exopolysaccharides, and their interactions in the extracellular matrix (ECM). During …

Development of a tomato xylem-mimicking microfluidic system to study Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum biofilm formation

LT Chu, D Laxman, J Abdelhamed, RK Pirlo… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (Rps) colonizes plant xylem
vessels and blocks the flow of xylem sap by its biofilm (comprising of bacterial cells and …

Genome-Wide Identification of Genes Important for Growth of Dickeya dadantii and Dickeya dianthicola in Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Tubers

TC Helmann, MJ Filiatrault, PV Stodghill - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dickeya species are causal agents of soft rot diseases in many economically important
crops, including soft rot disease of potato (Solanum tuberosum). Using random barcode …