Xanthomonas spp. encompass a wide range of plant pathogens that use numerous
virulence factors for pathogenicity and fitness in plant hosts. In this Review, we examine …

Highlights•Understanding phage-bacterium-plant interactions is crucial for rational
biocontrol.•Phage treatments need to be customized according to individual …

Bacterial blight (BB) is a globally devastating rice disease caused by Xanthomonas oryzae
pv. oryzae (Xoo). The use of disease resistance (R) genes in rice breeding is an effective …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial leaf blight on rice plants, which is
responsible for crop failure, resulting in economic losses. Control of Xoo bacteria can be …

Biological control is an effective measure in the green control of rice diseases. To search for
biocontrol agents with broad-spectrum and high efficiency against rice diseases, in this …

Emerging infectious plant diseases (EIPD) pose major challenges to global food systems.
We identified 14 EIPDs that can potentially inflict combined production losses worth over US …

Understanding agronomic traits at a genetic level enables the leveraging of this knowledge
to produce crops that are more productive and resilient, have better quality and are adjusted …

In the past century, there have been great achievements in identifying resistance (R) genes
and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) as well as revealing the corresponding molecular …

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes underlying the emergence of
infectious disease is critically important in guiding prevention, management and breeding …

Bacteria equipped with virulence systems based on highly bioactive small molecules can
circumvent their host's defense mechanisms. Pathogens employing this strategy are …