Xanthomonas is a well-studied genus of bacterial plant pathogens whose members cause a
variety of diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Genomic and functional …

Bacteria exist in colonies as aggregates or associated with surfaces forming biofilms rather
than planktonic cells. Living in such a unique manner is always mediated via a matrix of …

A series of benzo [4, 5] thiazole (oxazole)[3, 2-a] pyrimidine mesoionic compounds were
designed and synthesized. Antibacterial activity tests revealed that compound A23 showed …

Rice bacterial leaf blight and leaf streak are two important bacterial diseases of rice, which
can result in yield loss. Currently, effective antimicrobials for rice bacterial diseases are still …

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines (Xag) is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes
bacterial pustule disease in soybean. To acclimate to new environments, the expression of …

Rhizosphere colonization by bacteria involves molecular and cellular mechanisms, such as
motility and chemotaxis, biofilm formation, metabolic versatility, or biosynthesis of secondary …

Flagella are multiprotein complexes whose assembly and positioning require complex
spatiotemporal control. Flagellar assembly is thought to be controlled by several …

Protein glycosylation is an essential process that plays an important role in proteome
stability, protein structure, and protein function modulation in eukaryotes. However, in …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial leaf blight of rice, one of the most
devastating bacterial diseases of this staple crop worldwide. Xoo produces a range of …

Loss of flagellar genes causes a nonmotile phenotype. The genus Lysobacter consists of
numerous environmentally ubiquitous, nonflagellated bacteria, including Lysobacter …