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Feng R, Wang H, Liu T, Wang F, Cai L, Chen X, Zhang S. Response of microbial communities in the phyllosphere ecosystem of tobacco exposed to the broad-spectrum copper hydroxide. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1229294. [PMID: 37840714 PMCID: PMC10568630 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1229294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Copper hydroxide is a broad-spectrum copper fungicide, which is often used to control crop fungal and bacterial diseases. In addition to controlling targeted pathogens, copper hydroxide may also affect other non-targeted microorganisms in the phyllosphere ecosystem. At four time points (before spraying, and 5, 10 and 15 days after fungicide application), the response of diseased and healthy tobacco phyllosphere microorganisms to copper hydroxide stress was studied by using Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology, and Biolog tools. The results showed that the microbiome communities of the healthy group were more affected than the disease group, and the fungal community was more sensitive than the bacterial community. The most common genera in the disease group were Alternaria, Boeremia, Cladosporium, Pantoea, Ralstonia, Pseudomonas, and Sphingomonas; while in the healthy group, these were Alternaria, Cladosporium, Symmetrospora, Ralstonia, and Pantoea. After spraying, the alpha diversity of the fungal community decreased at 5 days for both healthy and diseased groups, and then showed an increasing trend, with a significant increase at 15 days for the healthy group. The alpha diversity of bacterial community in healthy and diseased groups increased at 15 days, and the healthy group had a significant difference. The relative abundance of Alternaria and Cladosporium decreased while that of Boeremia, Stagonosporopsis, Symmetrospora, Epicoccum and Phoma increased in the fungal communities of healthy and diseased leaves. The relative abundance of Pantoea decreased first and then increased, while that of Ralstonia, Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas increased first and then decreased in the bacterial communities of healthy and diseased leaves. While copper hydroxide reduced the relative abundance of pathogenic fungi Alternaria and Cladosporium, it also resulted in the decrease of beneficial bacteria such as Actinomycetes and Pantoea, and the increase of potential pathogens such as Boeremia and Stagonosporopsis. After treatment with copper hydroxide, the metabolic capacity of the diseased group improved, while that of the healthy group was significantly suppressed, with a gradual recovery of metabolic activity as the application time extended. The results revealed changes in microbial community composition and metabolic function of healthy and diseased tobacco under copper hydroxide stress, providing a theoretical basis for future studies on microecological protection of phyllosphere.
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- Ruichao Feng
- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co- construction by Ministry and Province), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co- construction by Ministry and Province), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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Santamaría‐Hernando S, De Bruyne L, Höfte M, Ramos‐González M. Improvement of fitness and biocontrol properties of
Pseudomonas putida
via an extracellular heme peroxidase. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:2652-2666. [PMID: 35986900 PMCID: PMC9518985 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The extracellular 373‐kDa PehA heme peroxidase of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has two enzymatic domains which depend on heme cofactor for their peroxidase activity. A null pehA mutant was generated to examine the impact of PehA in rhizosphere colonization competence and the induction of plant systemic resistance (ISR). This mutant was not markedly hampered in colonization efficiency. However, increase in pehA dosage enhanced colonization fitness about 30 fold in the root and 900 fold in the root apex. In vitro assays with purified His‐tagged enzymatic domains of PehA indicated that heme‐dependent peroxidase activity was required for the enhancement of root tip colonization. Evaluation of live/dead cells confirmed that overexpression of pehA had a positive effect on bacterial cell viability. Following root colonization of rice plants by KT2440 strain, the incidence of rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae was reduced by 65% and the severity of this disease was also diminished in comparison to non‐treated plants. An increase in the pehA dosage was also beneficial for the control of rice blast as compared with gene inactivation. The results suggest that PehA helps P. putida to cope with the plant‐imposed oxidative stress leading to enhanced colonization ability and concomitant ISR‐elicitation.
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- Saray Santamaría‐Hernando
- Department of Environmental Protection Estación Experimental de Zaidín‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Granada Spain
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Protection Estación Experimental de Zaidín‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Granada Spain
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Sun L, Cheng L, Ma Y, Lei P, Wang R, Gu Y, Li S, Zhang F, Xu H. Exopolysaccharides from Pantoea alhagi NX-11 specifically improve its root colonization and rice salt resistance. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 209:396-404. [PMID: 35413311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their extracellular polymers such as exopolysaccharides can enhance rice salt stress resistance, however, the relevant mechanism remains unclear. In this study, an exopolysaccharides-deficient strain, named ΔpspD, was obtained from Pantoea alhagi NX-11 by chromosomal pspD deletion. The yield and characteristics of ΔpspD exopolysaccharides was obviously different from P. alhagi NX-11 exopolysaccharides (PAPS). Subsequently, hydroponic experiments showed that NX-11 or PAPS could enhance rice salt tolerance, but ΔpspD could not. Furthermore, it was found that PAPS promoted P. alhagi rhizosphere colonization through a direct effect on biofilm formation, as well as through an indirect impact of enhancing the abilities of biofilm formation and chemotaxis by altering rice root exudates. Importantly, the effect of PAPS in promoting the root colonization of NX-11 was specific. Through transcriptome and RT-qPCR analysis, we revealed that this specificity correlated with PAPS-induced lectin overexpression. The specificity between exopolysaccharides and the host microorganism ensures the colonization of the latter, and prevents other microorganisms from hitchhiking to the rice roots.
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- Liang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Yantai, Yantai 264000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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The non-sulfated ulvanobiuronic acid of ulvans is the smallest active unit able to induce an oxidative burst in dicot cells. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 270:118338. [PMID: 34364593 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ulvans from green algae are promising compounds for plant protection because they are environmentally friendly and induce plant defense responses. We analyzed the structure-function relationship of ulvan polymers and oligomers for their elicitor activity in suspension-cultured cells of three dicot species. The polysaccharide from Ulva fasciata was characterized regarding its monosaccharide composition, degree of sulfation, and molecular mass. The polymer was partially depolymerized using acid hydrolysis, and the oligomers were separated using size exclusion chromatography. The oligomeric fractions were analyzed revealing mostly sulfated and de-sulfated ulvan dimers. Both the polymer and the oligomer fractions induced an NADPH oxidase-dependent oxidative burst in plant cells. The elicitor activity of the ulvan dimers did not require sulfation. By identifying the smallest elicitor-active unit, HexA-Rha, we took an important next step to understand how the structure influences ulvan elicitor responses. The desulfated ulvan dimer is discussed as a promising agro-biologic for sustainable agriculture.
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Soluch R, Hülter NF, Romero Picazo D, Özkurt E, Stukenbrock EH, Dagan T. Colonization dynamics of Pantoea agglomerans in the wheat root habitat. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:2260-2273. [PMID: 33587819 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Plants are colonized by microbial communities that have diverse implications for plant development and health. The establishment of a stable plant-bacteria interaction depends on a continuous coexistence over generations. Transmission via the seed is considered as the main route for vertical inheritance of plant-associated bacteria. Nonetheless, the ecological principles that govern the plant colonization by seed endophytes remain understudied. Here we quantify the contribution of arrival time and colonization history to bacterial colonization of the wheat root. Establishing a common seed endophyte, Pantoea agglomerans, and wheat as a model system enabled us to document bacterial colonization of the plant roots during the early stages of germination. Using our system, we estimate the carrying capacity of the wheat roots as 108 cells g-1 , which is robust among individual plants and over time. Competitions in planta reveal a significant advantage of early incoming colonizers over late-incoming colonizers. Priming for the wheat environment had little effect on the colonizer success. Our experiments thus provide empirical data on the root colonization dynamics of a seed endophyte. The persistence of seed endophyte bacteria with the plant population over generations may contribute to the stable transmission that is one route for the evolution of a stable host-associated lifestyle.
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- Ryszard Soluch
- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 11, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 11, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 11, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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- Environmental Genomics, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, Kiel, 24118, Germany.,Environmental Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Str. 2, Plön, 24306, Germany
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- Environmental Genomics, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, Kiel, 24118, Germany.,Environmental Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Str. 2, Plön, 24306, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 11, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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Gerna D, Roach T, Mitter B, Stöggl W, Kranner I. Hydrogen Peroxide Metabolism in Interkingdom Interaction Between Bacteria and Wheat Seeds and Seedlings. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:336-348. [PMID: 31631769 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-19-0248-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In endophytes, the abundance of genes coding for enzymes processing reactive oxygen species (ROS), including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), argues for a crucial role of ROS metabolism in plant-microbe interaction for plant colonization. Here, we studied H2O2 metabolism of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seeds and their microbiota during germination and early seedling growth, the most vulnerable stages in the plant life cycle. Treatment with hot steam diminished the seed microbiota, and these seeds produced less extracellular H2O2 than untreated seeds. Using a culture-dependent approach, Pantoea and Pseudomonas genera were the most abundant epiphytes of dry untreated seeds. Incubating intact seedlings from hot steam-treated seeds with Pantoea strains triggered H2O2 production, whereas Pseudomonas strains dampened H2O2 levels, attributable to higher catalase activities. The genus Pantoea was much less represented among seedling endophytes than genus Pseudomonas, with other endophytic genera, including Bacillus and Paenibacillus, also possessing high catalase activities. Overall, our results show that certain bacteria of the seed microbiota are able to modulate the extracellular redox environment during germination and early seedling growth, and high catalase activity is proposed as a key trait of seed endophytes.
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- Davide Gerna
- Department of Botany and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Botany and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Bioresources Unit, Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT), Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Botany and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Botany and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Sun L, Lei P, Wang Q, Ma J, Zhan Y, Jiang K, Xu Z, Xu H. The Endophyte Pantoea alhagi NX-11 Alleviates Salt Stress Damage to Rice Seedlings by Secreting Exopolysaccharides. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3112. [PMID: 32038554 PMCID: PMC6987256 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Endophytes have the potential to enhance the ability of plants to resist salt stress, improving crop development and yield. Therefore, in this study, we isolated an endophyte that produced large amounts of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) from the roots of sea rice and examined its effects on the physiological responses of rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica "Nipponbare") seedlings to salt stress using hydroponic experiments. The endophyte was named Pantoea alhagi NX-11 based on its morphological characteristics and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequence alignment. Rice seedlings that had been inoculated with P. alhagi NX-11 exhibited a 30.3% increase in fresh weight, a 28.6% increase in root length, a 51.6% increase in shoot length, and a 26.3% increase in chlorophyll content compared with control seedlings under normal conditions. In addition, inoculated rice seedlings had a 37.5% lower malondialdehyde content, a 133% higher K+/Na+ ratio, and a 52.8% higher proline content after 7 days under salt stress, as well as up-regulated expression of proline synthase, down-regulated expression of proline dehydrogenase, and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities. Interestingly, rice seedlings that were inoculated with an EPS-deficient strain named NX-11eps- that was obtained by atmospheric and room temperature plasma (ARTP) mutagenesis were damaged by salt stress and had similar physiological and biochemical indicators to the control group. Therefore, we speculate that the ability of P. alhagi NX-11 to enhance the salt tolerance of rice seedlings is related to the EPSs it produces.
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- Liang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Nanjing Institute for Comprehensive Utilization of Wild Plants, China Co-op, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Nanjing Shineking Biotech Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Basa S, Nampally M, Honorato T, Das SN, Podile AR, El Gueddari NE, Moerschbacher BM. The Pattern of Acetylation Defines the Priming Activity of Chitosan Tetramers. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:1975-1986. [PMID: 31895979 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The biological activity of chitosans depends on their degree of polymerization (DP) and degree of acetylation (DA). However, information could also be carried by the pattern of acetylation (PA): the sequence of β-1,4-linked glucosamine (deacetylated/D) and N-acetylglucosamine (acetylated/A) units. To address this hypothesis, we prepared partially acetylated chitosan oligosaccharides from a chitosan polymer (DA = 35%, DPw = 905) using recombinant chitosan hydrolases with distinct substrate and cleavage specificities. The mixtures were separated into fractions DP4-DP12, which were tested for elicitor and priming activities in rice cells. We confirmed that both activities were influenced by DP, but also observed apparent DA-dependent priming activity, with the ADDD+DADD fraction proving remarkably effective. We then compared all four monoacetylated tetramers prepared using different chitin deacetylases and observed significant differences in priming activity. This demonstrates for the first time that PA influences the biological activity of chitosans, which can now be recognized as bona fide information-carrying molecules.
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- Sven Basa
- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany
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- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany
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- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany
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- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany.,University of Hyderabad , Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences , Hyderabad , India
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- University of Hyderabad , Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences , Hyderabad , India
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- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany
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- University of Münster , Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants , Schlossplatz 8 , 48143 Münster , Germany
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Oluwakemi I, Takahashi C, Siripongvu S. Enhancing Secondary Metabolites (Emphasis on Phenolics and Antioxidants) in Plants through Elicitation and Metabolomics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2018.411.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Melcher RLJ, Moerschbacher BM. An improved microtiter plate assay to monitor the oxidative burst in monocot and dicot plant cell suspension cultures. PLANT METHODS 2016; 12:5. [PMID: 26819624 PMCID: PMC4729151 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-016-0110-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND A screening method for elicitor and priming agents does not only allow detecting new bioactive substances, it can also be used to understand structure-function relationships of known agents by testing different derivatives of them. This can not only provide new lead compounds for the development of novel, more environment-benign, bio-based agro-chemicals, it may eventually also lead to a better understanding of defense mechanisms in plants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are sensitive indicators of these mechanisms but current assay formats are not suitable for multiplex screening, in particularly not in the case of monocot systems. RESULTS Here we describe continuous monitoring of ROS in 96-well microtiter plates using the chemiluminescent probe L012, a luminol derivative producing chemiluminescence when oxidised by ROS like hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, or hydroxyl radical that can thus be used as an indicator for these ROS. We were able to measure ROS in both monocot (Oryza sativa) and dicot (Medicago truncatula) cell suspension cultures and record dose dependencies for the carbohydrate elicitors and priming agents ulvan and chitosan at low substrate concentrations (0.3-2.5 µg/ml). The method was optimized in terms of cell density, L012 concentration, and pre-incubation time. In contrast to the single peak observed using a cuvette luminometer, the improved method revealed a double burst in both cell systems during the 90-min measuring period, probably due to the detection of multiple ROS rather than only H2O2. CONCLUSION We provide a medium throughput screening method for monocot and dicot suspension-cultured cells that enables direct comparison of monocot and dicot plant systems regarding their reaction to different signaling molecules.
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- Rebecca L. J. Melcher
- Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Münster, Germany
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Chitosan as a promising natural compound to enhance potential physiological responses in plant: a review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40502-015-0139-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li Z, Gao L, Wang YT, Zhu W, Ye JL, Li GH. Carbohydrate metabolism changes in Prunus persica gummosis infected with Lasiodiplodia theobromae. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2014; 104:445-52. [PMID: 24283537 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-13-0025-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Peach gummosis represents a significant global disease of stone fruit trees and a major disease in the south peach production area of the Yangtze River of China. In this study, the carbohydrate composition of peach shoots during infection by Lasiodiplodia theobromae was examined. The expression of genes related to metabolic enzymes was also investigated. Control wounded and noninoculated tissue, lesion tissue, and wounded and inoculated surrounding lesion tissue of peach shoots were analyzed. Soluble sugars, glucose, mannose, arabinose, and xylose significantly increased in inoculated tissues of peach shoots compared with control tissues at different times after inoculation. Accumulation of polysaccharides was also observed by section observation and periodic acid Schiff's reagent staining during infection. Analysis using quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction revealed that the abundance of key transcripts on the synthesis pathway of uridine diphosphate (UDP)-D-glucuronate, UDP-D-galactose, and UDP-D-arabinose increased but the synthesis of L-galactose and guanosine diphosphate-L-galactose were inhibited. After inoculation, the transcript levels of sugar transport-related genes (namely, SUT, SOT, GMT, and UGT) was induced. These changes in sugar content and gene expression were directly associated with peach gum polysaccharide formation and may be responsible for the symptoms of peach gummosis.
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Das SN, Madhuprakash J, Sarma PVSRN, Purushotham P, Suma K, Manjeet K, Rambabu S, Gueddari NEE, Moerschbacher BM, Podile AR. Biotechnological approaches for field applications of chitooligosaccharides (COS) to induce innate immunity in plants. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2013; 35:29-43. [PMID: 24020506 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.798255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Plants have evolved mechanisms to recognize a wide range of pathogen-derived molecules and to express induced resistance against pathogen attack. Exploitation of induced resistance, by application of novel bioactive elicitors, is an attractive alternative for crop protection. Chitooligosaccharide (COS) elicitors, released during plant fungal interactions, induce plant defenses upon recognition. Detailed analyses of structure/function relationships of bioactive chitosans as well as recent progress towards understanding the mechanism of COS sensing in plants through the identification and characterization of their cognate receptors have generated fresh impetus for approaches that would induce innate immunity in plants. These progresses combined with the application of chitin/chitosan/COS in disease management are reviewed here. In considering the field application of COS, however, efficient and large-scale production of desired COS is a challenging task. The available methods, including chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis and chemical or biotechnological synthesis to produce COS, are also reviewed.
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- Subha Narayan Das
- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad , India and
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Kaur S, Dhillon GS. The versatile biopolymer chitosan: potential sources, evaluation of extraction methods and applications. Crit Rev Microbiol 2013; 40:155-75. [DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2013.770385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Balmer D, Planchamp C, Mauch-Mani B. On the move: induced resistance in monocots. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:1249-61. [PMID: 23028020 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Although plants possess an arsenal of constitutive defences such as structural barriers and preformed antimicrobial defences, many attackers are able to overcome the pre-existing defence layers. In response, a range of inducible plant defences is set up to battle these pathogens. These mechanisms, commonly integrated as induced resistance (IR), control pathogens and pests by the activation of specific defence pathways. IR mechanisms have been extensively studied in the Dicotyledoneae, whereas knowledge of IR in monocotyledonous plants, including the globally important graminaceous crop plants, is elusive. Considering the potential of IR for sustainable agriculture and the recent advances in monocot genomics and biotechnology, IR in monocots is an emerging research field. In the following, current facts and trends concerning basal immunity, and systemic acquired/induced systemic resistance in the defence of monocots against pathogens and herbivores will be summarized.
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- Dirk Balmer
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Desaki Y, Otomo I, Kobayashi D, Jikumaru Y, Kamiya Y, Venkatesh B, Tsuyumu S, Kaku H, Shibuya N. Positive crosstalk of MAMP signaling pathways in rice cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51953. [PMID: 23251660 PMCID: PMC3522599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Plants have evolved efficient defense mechanisms known as priming and synergy, both of which can mobilize defense responses more extensively against successive pathogen invasion or simultaneous stimulation by different signal molecules. However, the mechanisms underlying these phenomena were largely unknown. In the present study, we used cultured rice cells and combination of purified MAMP molecules as a model system to study the mechanisms of these phenomena. We found that the pretreatment of rice cells with a low concentration of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) apparently primed the defense responses induced by successive N-acetylchitooctaose (GN8) treatment. On the other hand, simultaneous treatment with GN8 and LPS also resulted in the similar enhancement of defense responses observed for the LPS-induced priming, indicating that the synergistic effects of these MAMPs are basically responsible for such enhancement of defense responses, though the effect could be interpreted as "priming" under some experimental conditions. These results also indicate that such a positive crosstalk of signaling cascade downstream of MAMP receptors seems to occur very rapidly, probably at early step(s) of signaling pathway. Comprehensive analysis of phytohormones revealed a specific enhancement of the synthesis of jasmonic acid (JA), both in the LPS pretreatment and also simultaneous treatment, indicating a role of JA in the enhancement of downstream responses.
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- Yoshitake Desaki
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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de Lima Procópio RE, Araújo WL, Andreote FD, Azevedo JL. Characterization of a small cryptic plasmid from endophytic Pantoea agglomerans and its use in the construction of an expression vector. Genet Mol Biol 2011; 34:103-9. [PMID: 21637551 PMCID: PMC3085353 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572010005000096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A circular cryptic plasmid named pPAGA (2,734 bp) was isolated from Pantoea agglomerans strain EGE6 (an endophytic bacterial isolate from eucalyptus). Sequence analysis revealed that the plasmid has a G+C content of 51% and contains four potential ORFs, 238(A), 250(B), 131(C), and 129(D) amino acids in length without homology to known proteins. The shuttle vector pLGM1 was constructed by combining the pPAGA plasmid with pGFPmut3.0 (which harbors a gene encoding green fluorescent protein, GFP), and the resulting construct was used to over-express GFP in E. coli and P. agglomerans cells. GFP production was used to monitor the colonization of strain EGE6gfp in various plant tissues by fluorescence microscopy. Analysis of EGE6gfp colonization showed that 14 days after inoculation, the strain occupied the inner tissue of Eucalyptus grandis roots, preferentially colonizing the xylem vessels of the host plants.
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Gu L, Bai Z, Jin B, Hu Q, Wang H, Zhuang G, Zhang H. Assessing the impact of fungicide enostroburin application on bacterial community in wheat phyllosphere. J Environ Sci (China) 2010; 22:134-41. [PMID: 20397397 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(09)60084-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Fungicides have been used extensively for controlling fungal pathogens of plants. However, little is known regarding the effects that fungicides upon the indigenous bacterial communities within the plant phyllosphere. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of fungicide enostroburin upon bacterial communities in wheat phyllosphere. Culture-independent methodologies of 16S rDNA clone library and 16S rDNA directed polymerase chain reaction with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) were used for monitoring the change of bacterial community. The 16S rDNA clone library and PCR-DGGE analysis both confirmed the microbial community of wheat plant phyllosphere were predominantly of the gamma-Proteobacteria phyla. Results from PCR-DGGE analysis indicated a significant change in bacterial community structure within the phyllosphere following fungicide enostroburin application. Bands sequenced within control cultures were predominantly of Pseudomonas genus, but those bands sequenced in the treated samples were predominantly strains of Pantoea genus and Pseudomonas genus. Of interest was the appearance of two DGGE bands following fungicide treatment, one of which had sequence similarities (98%) to Pantoea sp. which might be a competitor of plant pathogens. This study revealed the wheat phyllosphere bacterial community composition and a shift in the bacterial community following fungicide enostroburin application.
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- Likun Gu
- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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dos Santos ALW, El Gueddari NE, Trombotto S, Moerschbacher BM. Partially Acetylated Chitosan Oligo- and Polymers Induce an Oxidative Burst in Suspension Cultured Cells of the Gymnosperm Araucaria angustifolia. Biomacromolecules 2008; 9:3411-5. [DOI: 10.1021/bm801025g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- André Luis Wendt dos Santos
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, D-48143 Muenster, Germany, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères et des Biomatériaux, UMR CNRS 5223 Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, D-48143 Muenster, Germany, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères et des Biomatériaux, UMR CNRS 5223 Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, D-48143 Muenster, Germany, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères et des Biomatériaux, UMR CNRS 5223 Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, D-48143 Muenster, Germany, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères et des Biomatériaux, UMR CNRS 5223 Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Luzzatto T, Golan A, Yishay M, Bilkis I, Ben-Ari J, Yedidia I. Priming of antimicrobial phenolics during induced resistance response towards Pectobacterium carotovorum in the ornamental monocot calla lily. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:10315-22. [PMID: 17994692 DOI: 10.1021/jf072037+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Calla lilies are herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that are highly sensitive to Pectobacterium carotovorum, the causal agent of soft-rot disease. Results demonstrate that, in response to elicitation using plant defense activators, the calla lily produces elevated levels of antimicrobial phenolics and that these compounds contribute to increased resistance against P. carotovorum, as shown by reduced bacterial proliferation in elicited leaves. The polyphenolic nature of the induced compounds was supported by autofluorescence, absorbance spectra, and reaction with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. Two plant defense activators, Bion and methyl jasmonate, differed in both their capacity to induce accumulation of polyphenols and their resistance against the pathogen. Methyl jasmonate elicitation brought about higher accumulation of free phenolics relative to Bion, suggesting priming of bioactive polyphenols as a principal factor in the calla lily defense against P. carotovorum. To further characterize the nature of induced compounds, two major compounds were collected and identified as swertisin and isovitexin by mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies.
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- Tal Luzzatto
- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, ARO, The Volcani Center, Derech Hamacabim 20, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan, 50250, Israel
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