A5087093637- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
University of Pretoria
2019-2020
The complexity of plant microbial communities provides a rich model for investigating biochemical and regulatory strategies involved in interbacterial competition. Within these niches, the soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE) represents an emerging group plant-pathogens causing rot/blackleg diseases resulting economic losses worldwide variety crops. A preliminary screening using next-generation sequencing 16S rRNA comparatively analyzing healthy diseased potato tubers, identified several taxa...
In this study, we examine the impact of transcriptional network rearrangements driven by horizontal gene acquisition in PhoP and SlyA regulons using as a case study phytopathosystem comprised potato tubers soft-rot pathogen Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692 (Pb1692). Genome simulations statistical analyses uncovered tendency networks to mobilize lineage-specific traits predicted transfer at late infection, highlighting prominence regulatory stage infection. The evidence further supports...
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the impact of transcriptional network rearrangements driven by horizontal gene acquisition in PhoP and SlyA regulons using as a case study phytopathosystem comprised potato tubers soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense ( Pcb 1692). By comparing those two networks with that PecS obtained from closely related Dickeya dadantii , found that: (a) 24-31% genes regulated at late infection are genus-specific (GS) (based on genera), (b)...