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 …

Crop yield loss caused by phytopathogens has a massive impact on global economy. For
over a century, agrochemicals have been used for plant disease management; however, the …

Plant roots encounter numerous pathogenic microbes that often cause devastating
diseases. One such pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae (Pb), causes clubroot disease …

Many bacteria utilize contact-dependent killing machineries to eliminate rivals in their
environmental niches. Here we show that the plant root colonizer Pseudomonas putida …

Plant-pathogenic Ralstonia spp. colonize plant xylem and cause wilt diseases on a broad
range of host plants. To identify genes that promote growth of diverse Ralstonia strains in …

Ralstonia solanacearum (biovar2, race3) is the causal agent of bacterial wilt and this
quarantine phytopathogen is responsible for massive losses in several commercially …

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are bacteria that colonize plant
xylem tissue and cause vascular wilt diseases. However, individual strains vary in host …

Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) mediate basal resistance to most phytopathogens.
However, plant responses can be cell type specific, and the mechanisms governing xylem …

Plants respond to Ralstonia solanacearum infestation through two layers of immune system
(PTI and ETI). This process involves the production of plant-induced resistance. Strategies …

Strategies to manage plant disease—from use of resistant varieties to crop rotation,
elimination of reservoirs, landscape planning, surveillance, quarantine, risk modeling, and …