PCR-mediated identification and characterization of rice bacterial blight pathogen (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae) isolates collected from Sindh province of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir Khan ◽  
Javed Asghar Tariq ◽  
Muhammad Arif ◽  
Shafquat Yasmeen ◽  
Imtiaz Ahmed Khan
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. D. Carpenter ◽  
Prashant Mishra ◽  
Chandrika Ghoshal ◽  
Prasanta K. Dash ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palaniyandi Velusamy ◽  
J Ebenezar Immanuel ◽  
Samuel S Gnanamanickam ◽  
Linda Thomashow

Certain plant-associated strains of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. are known to produce the antimicrobial antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG). It has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antihelminthic properties and has played a significant role in the biological control of tobacco, wheat, and sugar beet diseases. It has never been reported from India and has not been implicated in the biological suppression of a major disease of the rice crop. Here, we report that a subpopulation of 27 strains of plant-associated Pseudomonas fluorescens screened in a batch of 278 strains of fluorescent pseudomonads produced DAPG. The DAPG production was detected by a PCR-based screening method that used primers Phl2a and Phl2b and amplified a 745-bp fragment characteristic of DAPG. HPLC,1H NMR, and IR analyses provided further evidence for its production. We report also that this compound inhibited the growth of the devastating rice bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in laboratory assays and suppressed rice bacterial blight up to 59%–64% in net-house and field experiments. Tn5 mutants defective in DAPG production (Phl–) of P. fluorescens PTB 9 were much less effective in their suppression of rice bacterial blight.Key words: biocontrol, 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol, Pseudomonas fluorescens, rice, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. D. Carpenter ◽  
Prashant Mishra ◽  
Chandrika Ghoshal ◽  
Prasanta Dash ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractThe rice bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) injects transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) that bind and activate host ‘susceptibility’ (S) genes important for disease. Clade III SWEET genes are major S genes for bacterial blight. The resistance genes xa5, which reduces TALE activity generally, and xa13, a SWEET11 allele not recognized by the cognate TALE, have been effectively deployed. However, strains that defeat both resistance genes individually were recently reported in India and Thailand. To gain insight into the mechanism(s), we completely sequenced the genome of one such strain from each country and examined the encoded TALEs. Strikingly, the two strains are clones, sharing nearly identical TALE repertoires, including a TALE known to activate SWEET11 strongly enough to be effective even when diminished by xa5. We next investigated SWEET gene induction by the Indian strain. The Indian strain induced no clade III SWEET in plants harbouring xa13, indicating a pathogen adaptation that relieves dependence on these genes for susceptibility. The findings open a door to mechanistic understanding of the role SWEET genes play in susceptibility and illustrate the importance of complete genome sequence-based monitoring of Xoo populations in developing varieties with effective disease resistance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing-Yu Wang ◽  
Lian Zhou ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Guang-Hai Ji ◽  
Ya-Wen He

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the bacterial blight pathogen of rice, produces diffusible signal factor (DSF) family quorum sensing signals to regulate virulence. The biosynthesis and perception of DSF family signals require components of the rpf (regulation of pathogenicity factors) cluster. In this study, we report that RpfB plays an essential role in DSF family signal turnover in X. oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99A. The production of DSF family signals was boosted by deletion of the rpfB gene and was abolished by its overexpression. The RpfC/RpfG-mediated DSF signaling system negatively regulates rpfB expression via the global transcription regulator Clp, whose activity is reversible in the presence of cyclic diguanylate monophosphate. These findings indicate that the DSF family signal turnover system in PXO99A is generally consistent with that in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Moreover, this study has revealed several specific roles of RpfB in PXO99A. First, the rpfB deletion mutant produced high levels of DSF family signals but reduced extracellular polysaccharide production, extracellular amylase activity, and attenuated pathogenicity. Second, the rpfB/rpfC double-deletion mutant was partially deficient in xanthomonadin production. Taken together, the RpfB-dependent DSF family signal turnover system is a conserved and naturally presenting signal turnover system in Xanthomonas spp., which plays unique roles in X. oryzae pv. oryzae adaptation and pathogenesis.


Author(s):  
Arra Yugander ◽  
Md Ershad ◽  
Pitchiah P. Muthuraman ◽  
Vellaisamy Prakasam ◽  
Duraisamy Ladhalakshmi ◽  
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