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Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases

Bacteria cause some of the most serious diseases of crop plants throughout the world, but are particularly important in tropical and subtropical regions where conditions of humidity and warmth promote pathogen growth and dispersal. In these regions, the effects of disease can be widespread and sometimes catastrophic, leading to substantial yield losses. In this article, the major groups of bacterial plant pathogens are described with their classification and the types of disease that they elicit. Following this, the bacterial factors that contribute to the ability to cause disease and the mechanisms underlying pathogenesis are reviewed. Finally prospects are assessed for disease control based upon our current understanding of the molecular biology of plant disease and disease resistance.

Agrobacterium, Bacterial effector proteins, Bacterial secretion systems, Bacterial soft rot, Cell-to-cell signaling, Gene-for-gene resistance, Pseudomonas syringae, Quorum sensing, Virulence factors, Xanthomonas
59-68
Elsevier Inc.
Dow, M.
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An, S. Q.
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O'Connell, A.
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Thomas, Brian
Murray, Brian G.
Murphy, Denis J.
Dow, M.
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An, S. Q.
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Thomas, Brian
Murray, Brian G.
Murphy, Denis J.

Dow, M., An, S. Q. and O'Connell, A. (2017) Bacterial diseases. In, Thomas, Brian, Murray, Brian G. and Murphy, Denis J. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences (Second Edition): Crop System. 2 ed. Elsevier Inc., pp. 59-68. (doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-394807-6.00051-4).

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Bacteria cause some of the most serious diseases of crop plants throughout the world, but are particularly important in tropical and subtropical regions where conditions of humidity and warmth promote pathogen growth and dispersal. In these regions, the effects of disease can be widespread and sometimes catastrophic, leading to substantial yield losses. In this article, the major groups of bacterial plant pathogens are described with their classification and the types of disease that they elicit. Following this, the bacterial factors that contribute to the ability to cause disease and the mechanisms underlying pathogenesis are reviewed. Finally prospects are assessed for disease control based upon our current understanding of the molecular biology of plant disease and disease resistance.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 6 September 2016
Published date: 2017
Keywords: Agrobacterium, Bacterial effector proteins, Bacterial secretion systems, Bacterial soft rot, Cell-to-cell signaling, Gene-for-gene resistance, Pseudomonas syringae, Quorum sensing, Virulence factors, Xanthomonas

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Local EPrints ID: 425825
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425825
PURE UUID: 77cf2824-0f79-4775-bd5d-f809732a096b

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Date deposited: 05 Nov 2018 17:30
Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 19:39

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Author: M. Dow
Author: S. Q. An
Author: A. O'Connell
Editor: Brian Thomas
Editor: Brian G. Murray
Editor: Denis J. Murphy

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