scholarly journals Characterization and Host Range Determination of Soybean Super VirulentAgrobacterium tumefaciensKAT23

2007 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 1676-1682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi YUKAWA ◽  
Hisatoshi KAKU ◽  
Hiroshi TANAKA ◽  
Yasunori KOGA-BAN ◽  
Masao FUKUDA
2017 ◽  
Vol 141 (8) ◽  
pp. 665-668
Author(s):  
B. Quaglietti ◽  
P. Gautier ◽  
G. Groussier ◽  
A. Fleisch ◽  
P. Kreiter ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nalvo F. Almeida ◽  
Shuangchun Yan ◽  
Magdalen Lindeberg ◽  
David J. Studholme ◽  
David J. Schneider ◽  
...  

Diverse gene products including phytotoxins, pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and type III secreted effectors influence interactions between Pseudomonas syringae strains and plants, with additional yet uncharacterized factors likely contributing as well. Of particular interest are those interactions governing pathogen-host specificity. Comparative genomics of closely related pathogens with different host specificity represents an excellent approach for identification of genes contributing to host-range determination. A draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato T1, which is pathogenic on tomato but nonpathogenic on Arabidopsis thaliana, was obtained for this purpose and compared with the genome of the closely related A. thaliana and tomato model pathogen P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Although the overall genetic content of each of the two genomes appears to be highly similar, the repertoire of effectors was found to diverge significantly. Several P. syringae pv. tomato T1 effectors absent from strain DC3000 were confirmed to be translocated into plants, with the well-studied effector AvrRpt2 representing a likely candidate for host-range determination. However, the presence of avrRpt2 was not found sufficient to explain A. thaliana resistance to P. syringae pv. tomato T1, suggesting that other effectors and possibly type III secretion system–independent factors also play a role in this interaction.


2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 2569-2576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunjin Yoon ◽  
Jiae Yun ◽  
Jeong-A Lim ◽  
Eunjung Roh ◽  
Kyu-Seok Jung ◽  
...  

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important pathogens, causing various diseases in humans and animals. As methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has become increasingly prevalent, controlling this pathogen with standard antibiotic treatment has become challenging. Bacteriophages (phages) have attracted interest as alternative antibacterial agents to control MRSA. In this study, we isolated six S. aureus phages from soils of poultry/livestock farms. Based on the results of host range determination with 150 S. aureus strains and restriction enzyme treatment of phage DNA, two phages, designated SP5 and SP6, were selected for further characterization and genome sequencing. Both SP5 and SP6 were classified as members of the family Siphoviridae. The genome of SP5 comprises 43 305 bp and contains 63 ORFs, while the SP6 genome comprises 42 902 bp and contains 61 ORFs. Although they have different host spectra, the phage genomes exhibit high nucleotide similarity to each other. Adsorption assay results suggested that the host range determinants of the two phages are involved in both adsorption and infection. Comparative genomic analyses of the two phages provided evidence that the lysogenic/lytic control module and tail proteins may be important for host specificity.


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