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Yuan B, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Lin Z, Ma Y, Sun Y. Fluorescent tag reveals the potential mechanism of how indigenous soil bacteria affect the transfer of the wild fecal antibiotic resistance plasmid pKANJ7 in different habitat soils. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 455:131659. [PMID: 37209559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plasmids have increasingly become a point of concern since they act as a vital medium for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Although indigenous soil bacteria are critical hosts for these plasmids, the mechanisms driving the transfer of antibiotic resistance plasmids (ARPs) have not been well researched. In this study, we tracked and visualized the colonization of the wild fecal antibiotic resistance plasmid pKANJ7 in indigenous bacteria of different habitat soils (unfertilized soil (UFS), chemical fertilized soil (CFS), and manure fertilized soil (MFS)). The results showed that plasmid pKANJ7 mainly transferred to the dominant genera in the soil and genera that were highly related to the donor. More importantly, plasmid pKANJ7 also transferred to intermediate hosts which aid in the survival and persistence of these plasmids in soil. Nitrogen levels also raised the plasmid transfer rate (14th day: UFS: 0.09%, CFS: 1.21%, MFS: 4.57%). Lastly, our structural equation model (SEM) showed that dominant bacteria shifts caused by nitrogen and loam were the major driver shaping the difference in the transfer of plasmid pKANJ7. Overall, our findings enhance the mechanistic understanding of indigenous soil bacteria's role in plasmid transfer and inform potential methods to prevent the transmission of plasmid-borne resistance in the environment.
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- Bo Yuan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Zhang S, Hu L, Xue Y, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Wang S. Development of a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for monitoring Pseudomonas lurida in raw milk throughout the year of pasture. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1133077. [PMID: 37125188 PMCID: PMC10130427 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1133077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Introduction The psychrophilic bacterium Pseudomonas lurida (P. lurida) and its thermostable alkaline proteases can seriously damage raw milk quality. Methods In this study, specific primers were designed for P. lurida's gyrB and aprX genes, and a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RealAmp) rapid detection method was developed for the early monitoring of P. lurida and its proteases in raw milk. A phylogenetic tree of the gyrB and aprX genes of P. lurida was constructed to analyze the homology of the design sequence of the RealAmp primer. The DNA of 2 strains of P. lurida and 44 strains of non-P. lurida were detected via RealAmp to analyze the specificity of the primer. Results It was found that aprX-positive proteases were produced by P. lurida-positive strains only when Pseudomonas fluorescens was negative. The dissociation temperatures of gyrB and aprX in the RealAmp-amplified products were approximately 85.0°C and 90.0°C, respectively. Moreover, DNA was detected through a 10-fold dilution of P. lurida in a pure bacterial solution and artificially contaminated skimmed milk. The limit of detection of P. lurida DNA copy number in the pure bacterial solution was 8.6 copies/μL and that in the 10% skimmed milk was 5.5 copies/μL. Further, 144 raw milk samples throughout the year from three farms in Hebei province were analyzed using RealAmp. The highest detection rate of P. lurida was 56% in the first and third quarters, and that of proteases was 36% in the second quarter. The detection rates of P. lurida and its proteases were the highest in samples collected from pasture 2 (52 and 46%, respectively), and the ability of P. lurida to produce proteases reached 88%. Discussion In conclusion, RealAmp established an early and rapid method for the detection of P. lurida and its proteases in raw milk samples, allowing the identification and control of contamination sources in a timely manner to ensure the quality of milk and dairy products.
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- Shufei Zhang
- College of Food Science and Biology, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- College of Food Science and Biology, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
- *Correspondence: Shijie Wang,
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Lipps SM, Samac DA. Pseudomonas viridiflava: An internal outsider of the Pseudomonas syringae species complex. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:3-15. [PMID: 34463014 PMCID: PMC8659605 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Pseudomonas viridiflava is a gram-negative pseudomonad that is phylogenetically placed within the Pseudomonas syringae species complex. P. viridiflava has a wide host range and causes a variety of symptoms in different plant parts, including stems, leaves, and blossoms. Outside of its role as a pathogen, P. viridiflava also exists as an endophyte, epiphyte, and saprophyte. Increased reports of P. viridiflava causing disease on new hosts in recent years coincide with increased research on its genetic variability, virulence, phylogenetics, and phenotypes. There is high variation in its core genome, virulence factors, and phenotypic characteristics. The main virulence factors of this pathogen include the enzyme pectate lyase and virulence genes encoded within one or two pathogenicity islands. The delineation of P. viridiflava in the P. syringae complex has been investigated using several molecular approaches. P. viridiflava comprises its own species, within the complex. While seemingly an outsider to the complex as a whole due to differences in the core genome and virulence genes, low average nucleotide identity to other of P. syringae complex members, and some phenotypic traits, it remains as part of the complex. Defining phylogenetic, phenotypic, and genomic characteristics of P. viridiflava in comparison to other P. syringae members is important to understanding this pathogen and for the development of disease resistance and management practices. TAXONOMY Kingdom Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria; Family Pseudomonadaceae; Genus Pseudomonas; Species Pseudomonas syringae species complex, Genomospecies 6, Phylogroup 7 and 8. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Gram-negative, fluorescent, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped, oxidase negative, arginine dihydrolase negative, levan production negative (or positive), potato rot positive (or negative), tobacco hypersensitivity positive. GENOME There are two complete genomes, five chromosome-level genomes, and 1,540 genomes composed of multiple scaffolds of P. viridiflava available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information Genome database. The median total length of these assemblies is 5,975,050 bp, the median number of protein coding genes is 5,208, and the median G + C content is 59.3%. DISEASE SYMPTOMS P. viridiflava causes a variety of disease symptoms, including spots, streaks, necrosis, rots, and more in above- and below-ground plant parts on at least 50 hosts. EPIDEMIOLOGY There have been several significant disease outbreaks on field and horticultural crops caused by P. viridiflava since the turn of the century. P. viridiflava has been reported as a pathogen, epiphyte, endophyte, and saprophyte. This species has been isolated from a variety of environmental sources, including asymptomatic wild plants, snow, epilithic biofilms, and icepacks.
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- Savana M. Lipps
- Plant PathologyUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesSt PaulMNUSA
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van Leeuwen HC, Roelofs D, Corver J, Hensbergen P. Phylogenetic analysis of the bacterial Pro-Pro-endopeptidase domain reveals a diverse family including secreted and membrane anchored proteins. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100024. [PMID: 34841315 PMCID: PMC8610288 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bacterial Pro-Pro-endopeptidase (PPEP) is the latest member of the metalloendopeptidase class (E.C. 3.4.24.89). PPEP homologs are found in two firmicutes orders, clostridiales and bacillales spread over 9 genera and more than 130 species. Some PPEP homologs have acquired additional anchor domains that bind noncovalently to various elements of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. Prototype family members, PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, target bacterial surface adhesion proteins, but homologs could target other extracellular proteins.
Pro-Pro-endopeptidases (PPEP, EC 3.4.24.89) are secreted, zinc metalloproteases that have the unusual capacity to cleave a peptide bond between two prolines, a bond that is generally less sensitive to proteolytic cleavage. Two well studied members of the family are PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, produced by Clostridioides difficile, a human pathogen, and Paenibacillus alvei, a bee secondary invader, respectively. Both proteases seem to be involved in mediating bacterial adhesion by cleaving cell surface anchor proteins on the bacterium itself. By using basic alignment and phylogenetic profiling analysis, this work shows that the complete family of proteins that contain a PPEP domain includes proteins from more than 130 species spread over 9 genera. These analyses also suggest that the PPEP domain spread through horizontal gene transfer events between species within the Firmicutes’ classes Bacilli and Clostridia. Bacterial species containing PPEP homologs are found in diverse habitats, varying from human pathogens and gut microbiota to free-living bacteria, which were isolated from various environments, including extreme conditions such as hot springs, desert soil and salt lakes. The phylogenetic tree reveals the relationships between family members and suggests that smaller subgroups could share cleavage specificity, substrates and functional similarity. Except for PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, no cleavage specificity, specific physiological target, or function has been assigned for any of the other PPEP-family members. Some PPEP proteins have acquired additional domains that recognize and bind noncovalently to various elements of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell-wall, anchoring these PPEPs. Secreted or anchored to the cell-wall surface PPEP proteins seem to perform various functions.
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- Hans C van Leeuwen
- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, the Netherlands
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- KeyGene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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Oueslati M, Mulet M, Zouaoui M, Chandeysson C, Lalucat J, Hajlaoui MR, Berge O, García-Valdés E, Sadfi-Zouaoui N. Diversity of pathogenic Pseudomonas isolated from citrus in Tunisia. AMB Express 2020; 10:198. [PMID: 33130970 PMCID: PMC7604283 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-020-01134-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The damages observed in Tunisian citrus orchards have prompted studies on the Pseudomonas spp. responsible for blast and black pit. Prospective orchards between 2015 and 2017 showed that the diseases rapidly spread geographically and to new cultivars. A screening of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from symptomatic trees revealed their wide diversity according to phylogenetic analysis of their housekeeping rpoD and cts genes. The majority of strains were affiliated to Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Phylogroup PG02b), previously described in Tunisia. However, they exhibited various BOX-PCR fingerprints and were not clonal. This work demonstrated, for the first time in Tunisia, the involvement of Pseudomonas cerasi (PG02a) and Pseudomonas congelans (PG02c). The latter did not show significant pathogenicity on citrus, but was pathogenic on cantaloupe and active for ice nucleation that could play a role in the disease. A comparative phylogenetic study of citrus pathogens from Iran, Montenegro and Tunisia revealed that P. syringae (PG02b) strains are closely related but again not clonal. Interestingly P. cerasi (PG02a) was isolated in two countries and seems to outspread. However, its role in the diseases is not fully understood and it should be monitored in future studies. The diversity of pathogenic Pseudomonas spp. and the extension of the diseases highlight that they have become complex and synergistic. It opens questions about which factors favor diseases and how to fight against them efficiently and with sustainable means.
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Mulet M, Montaner M, Román D, Gomila M, Kittinger C, Zarfel G, Lalucat J, García-Valdés E. Pseudomonas Species Diversity Along the Danube River Assessed by rpoD Gene Sequence and MALDI-TOF MS Analyses of Cultivated Strains. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:2114. [PMID: 32983072 PMCID: PMC7492575 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A collection of 611 Pseudomonas isolated from 14 sampling sites along the Danube River were identified previously by MALDI-TOF MS with the VITEK MS system and were grouped in 53 clusters by their main protein profiles. The strains were identified in the present study at the phylospecies level by rpoD gene sequencing. Partial sequences of the rpoD gene of 190 isolates representatives of all clusters were analyzed. Strains in the same MALDI-TOF cluster were grouped in the same phylospecies when they shared a minimum 95% similarity in their rpoD sequences. The sequenced strains were assigned to 34 known species (108 strains) and to 32 possible new species (82 strains). The 611 strains were identified at the phylospecies level combining both methods. Most strains were assigned to phylospecies in the Pseudomonas putida phylogenetic group of species. Special attention was given to 14 multidrug resistant strains that could not be assigned to any known Pseudomonas species and were considered environmental reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes. Coverage indices and rarefaction curves demonstrated that at least 50% of the Pseudomonas species in the Danube River able to grow in the isolation conditions have been identified at the species level. Main objectives were the confirmation of the correlation between the protein profile clusters detected by MALDI-TOF MS and the phylogeny of Pseudomonas strains based on the rpoD gene sequence, the assessment of the higher species discriminative power of the rpoD gene sequence, as well as the estimation of the high diversity of Pseudomonas ssp. along the Danube river. This study highlights the Pseudomonas species diversity in freshwater ecosystems and the usefulness of the combination of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the dereplication of large sets of strains and the rpoD gene sequences for rapid and accurate identifications at the species level.
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- Magdalena Mulet
- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Diagnostic and Research Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Diagnostic and Research Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Akbari Kiarood SL, Rahnama K, Golmohammadi M, Nasrollanejad S. Quorum-quenching endophytic bacteria inhibit disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae in Citrus cultivars. J Basic Microbiol 2020; 60:746-757. [PMID: 32515020 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Two strains of 64 endophytic bacteria, Bacillus cereus Si-Ps1 and Pseudomonas azotoformans La-Pot3-3, isolated from Citrus sinensis and C. sinensis var. Thomson's leaves, respectively, reduced N-acyl homoserine-based quorum sensing in bioindicator strain Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) B728a and the biofilm production and swarming motility of field isolate Pss 3289. A homolog of aiiA gene encoding an AHL-lactonase was found in B. cereus (Si-Ps1), suggesting that this isolate can degrade the quorum-sensing signal molecules of Pss 3289. The crude extract of endophytic bacterium, B. cereus (Si-Ps1), inhibited Pss 3289 biofilm formation after 48 and 96 h by 55% and 58%, respectively. Similar reductions in biofilm formation were conferred by crude extracts of P. azotoformans (La-Pot3-3). Correspondingly, the number of planktonic cells in cultures treated with these extracts was higher than in control cultures, indicating a direct effect on biofilm formation and not on cell growth. In greenhouse assays, the virulence of Pss 3289 to different citrus cultivars was decreased when coinoculated with these endophytic bacteria.
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- Seyyedeh Leila Akbari Kiarood
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Research Center, Horticultural Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ramsar, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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Impact of plant genotype and plant habitat in shaping bacterial pathobiome: a comparative study in olive tree. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3475. [PMID: 32103149 PMCID: PMC7044170 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60596-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Plant-inhabiting microorganisms interact directly with each other affecting disease progression. However, the role of host plant and plant habitat in shaping pathobiome composition and their implication for host susceptibility/resistance to a particular disease are currently unknown. For the elucidation of these questions, both epiphytic and endophytic bacterial communities, present in asymptomatic and symptomatic twigs from olive cultivars displaying different susceptibilities to olive knot (OK) disease, were investigated using culturing methods. OK disease was the main driver of the bacterial community, causing changes on their diversity, abundance and composition. OK disease effect was most notorious on OK-susceptible cultivar and when considering the endophytic communities. Plant habitat (epiphytes vs. endophytes) also contributed to the bacterial community assembling, in particular on symptomatic twigs (knots) of OK-susceptible cultivar. In contrast, host cultivar had little effect on the bacterial community composition, but OK-symptomatic twigs (knots) revealed to be more affected by this driver. Overall, the pathobiome seems to result from an intricate interaction between the pathogen, the resident bacteria, and the plant host. Specific bacterial genera were associated to the presence or absence of OK disease in each cultivar. Their ability to trigger and/or suppress disease should be studied in the future.
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Bueno-Gonzalez V, Brady C, Denman S, Allainguillaume J, Arnold D. Pseudomonas kirkiae sp. nov., a novel species isolated from oak in the United Kingdom, and phylogenetic considerations of the genera Pseudomonas, Azotobacter and Azomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2426-2434. [PMID: 32068524 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As the current episode of Acute Oak Decline (AOD) continues to affect native British oak in the United Kingdom, ongoing isolations from symptomatic and healthy oak have yielded a large Pseudomonas species population. These strains could be divided into taxa representing three potential novel species. Recently, two of these taxa were described as novel Pseudomonas species in the Pseudomonas fluorescens lineage. Here, we demonstrate using a polyphasic approach that the third taxon represents another novel Pseudomonas species. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing assigned the strains to the Pseudomonas aeruginosa lineage, while multilocus sequence analysis (based on partial gyrB, rpoB and rpoD sequences) placed the 13 strains in a single cluster on the border of the Pseudomonas stutzeri group. Whole genome intra-species comparisons (based on average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization) confirmed that the strains belong to a single taxon, while the inter-species comparisons with closest phylogenetic relatives yielded similarity values below the accepted species threshold. Therefore, we propose these strains as a novel species, namely Pseudomonas kirkiae sp. nov., with the type strain FRB 229T (P4CT=LMG 31089T=NCPPB 4674T). The phylogenetic analyses performed in this study highlighted the difficulties in assigning novel species to the genus Pseudomonas due to its polyphyletic nature and close relationship to the genus Azotobacter. We further propose that a thorough taxonomic re-evaluation of the genus Pseudomonas is essential and should be performed in the near future.
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- Victoria Bueno-Gonzalez
- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Forest Research, Centre for Forestry and Climate Change, Farnham, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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Bueno-Gonzalez V, Brady C, Denman S, Plummer S, Allainguillaume J, Arnold D. Pseudomonas daroniae sp. nov. and Pseudomonas dryadis sp. nov., isolated from pedunculate oak affected by acute oak decline in the UK. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3368-3376. [PMID: 31391144 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Twenty-two cream-coloured bacterial strains were isolated from oak trees affected by acute oak decline (AOD) in Southern England. Isolates were Gram-negative, motile, slightly curved rods, aerobic, non-spore-forming, catalase positive and oxidase positive. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the strains in two separate phylogenetic clusters in the Pseudomonas straminea group, with Pseudomonas flavescens as the closest phylogenetic relative. Multilocus sequence analyses of the gyrB, rpoD and rpoB genes supported the delineation of the strains into two separate taxa, which could be differentiated phenotypically and chemotaxonomically from each other, and their closest relatives. Average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization values revealed percentages of genome similarity below the species threshold (95 and 70 %, respectively) between the two taxa and the closest relatives, confirming their novel species status. Therefore, on the basis of this polyphasic approach we propose two novel Pseudomonas species, Pseudomonasdaroniae sp. nov. (type strain FRB 228T=LMG 31087T=NCPPB 4672T) and Pseudomonasdryadis sp. nov. (type strain FRB 230T=LMG 31087T=NCPPB 4673T).
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- Victoria Bueno-Gonzalez
- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Forest Research, Centre for Ecosystems Society and Biosecurity, Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, UK
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- Forest Research, Centre for Ecosystems Society and Biosecurity, Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK
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Oueslati M, Mulet M, Gomila M, Berge O, Hajlaoui MR, Lalucat J, Sadfi-Zouaoui N, García-Valdés E. New species of pathogenic Pseudomonas isolated from citrus in Tunisia: Proposal of Pseudomonas kairouanensis sp. nov. and Pseudomonas nabeulensis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:348-359. [PMID: 30910423 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2019.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A collection of Pseudomonas strains was isolated in different regions of Tunisia in the period 2016-2017 from the fruits and leaves of Citrus sinensis cv. 'Valencia Late' and Citrus limon cv. 'Eureka' plants with symptoms of blast and black pit disease. A phylogenetic analysis of the housekeeping gene rpoD was used for strain identification at the species level. The results demonstrated the affiliation of these strains with the genus Pseudomonas and revealed the presence of 11 strains representing two putative new species in two monophyletic branches. These strains were analyzed morphologically and genotypically by multilocus sequence analyses of the rpoD, gyrB and 16S rRNA (rrs) gene sequences, and their phenotypic characteristics by API 20NE and Biolog GEN III. Plant pathogenic properties were confirmed on fruits and detached leaves of C. limon cv. 'Eureka'. Fatty acids and WC MALDI-TOF MS major protein profiles were determined. The genomes of both representatives were sequenced. The average nucleotide index and genome-to-genome distance from KC12T and E10BT are below the cut-off established for a described species. These results support the conclusion that the strains KC12T, KC17, KC20, KC22, KC24A, KC25 and KC26 represent a novel species of Pseudomonas, for which the name of Pseudomonas kairouanensis is proposed. The type strain is KC12T (=CECT9766 and CFBP 8662). The strains E10BT, E10AB, E10CB1 and Iy3BA represent another novel species of Pseudomonas for which the name of Pseudomonas nabeulensis is proposed; the type strain is E10BT (=CECT9765 and CFBP 8661).
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- Maroua Oueslati
- Laboratoire de Mycologie, Pathologies et Biomarqueurs, Département de Biologie, Université de Tunis ElManar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- INRA, UR 407, Unité de Recherche de Pathologie Végétale, Centre de Recherche Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Avignon, France
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Appliquée à l'Agriculture, INRA Tunisia, Université de Carthage, 2094 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Mycologie, Pathologies et Biomarqueurs, Département de Biologie, Université de Tunis ElManar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Microbiologia, Departament de Biologia, Edifici Guillem Colom, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Straub C, Colombi E, Li L, Huang H, Templeton MD, McCann HC, Rainey PB. The ecological genetics ofPseudomonas syringaefrom kiwifruit leaves. Environ Microbiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Christina Straub
- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey UniversityAuckland New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey UniversityAuckland New Zealand
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhan People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhan People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable UtilizationSouth China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesGuangzhou People's Republic of China
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey UniversityAuckland New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey UniversityAuckland New Zealand
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Department of Microbial Population BiologyPlön Germany
- École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris Tech), Laboratoire de Génétique de l'EvolutionParis France
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Zengerer V, Schmid M, Bieri M, Müller DC, Remus-Emsermann MNP, Ahrens CH, Pelludat C. Pseudomonas orientalis F9: A Potent Antagonist against Phytopathogens with Phytotoxic Effect in the Apple Flower. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:145. [PMID: 29479340 PMCID: PMC5811506 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In light of public concerns over the use of pesticides and antibiotics in plant protection and the subsequent selection for spread of resistant bacteria in the environment, it is inevitable to broaden our knowledge about viable alternatives, such as natural antagonists and their mode of action. The genus Pseudomonas is known for its metabolic versatility and genetic plasticity, encompassing pathogens as well as antagonists. We characterized strain Pseudomonas orientalis F9, an isolate from apple flowers in a Swiss orchard, and determined its antagonistic activity against several phytopathogenic bacteria, in particular Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight. P. orientalis F9 displayed antagonistic activity against a broad suite of phytopathogenic bacteria in the in vitro tests. The promising results from this analysis led to an ex vivo assay with E. amylovora CFBP1430Rif and P. orientalis F9 infected detached apple flowers. F9 diminished the fire blight pathogen in the flowers but also revealed phytotoxic traits. The experimental results were discussed in light of the complete genome sequence of F9, which revealed the strain to carry phenazine genes. Phenazines are known to contribute to antagonistic activity of bacterial strains against soil pathogens. When tested in the cress assay with Pythium ultimum as pathogen, F9 showed results comparable to the known antagonist P. protegens CHA0.
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- Competence Division Methods Development, Analytics and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant Protection Research Division, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant Protection Research Division, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Competence Division Methods Development, Analytics and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant Protection Research Division, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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Gomila M, Busquets A, Mulet M, García-Valdés E, Lalucat J. Clarification of Taxonomic Status within the Pseudomonas syringae Species Group Based on a Phylogenomic Analysis. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2422. [PMID: 29270162 PMCID: PMC5725466 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas syringae phylogenetic group comprises 15 recognized bacterial species and more than 60 pathovars. The classification and identification of strains is relevant for practical reasons but also for understanding the epidemiology and ecology of this group of plant pathogenic bacteria. Genome-based taxonomic analyses have been introduced recently to clarify the taxonomy of the whole genus. A set of 139 draft and complete genome sequences of strains belonging to all species of the P. syringae group available in public databases were analyzed, together with the genomes of closely related species used as outgroups. Comparative genomics based on the genome sequences of the species type strains in the group allowed the delineation of phylogenomic species and demonstrated that a high proportion of strains included in the study are misclassified. Furthermore, representatives of at least 7 putative novel species were detected. It was also confirmed that P. ficuserectae, P. meliae, and P. savastanoi are later synonyms of P. amygdali and that “P. coronafaciens” should be revived as a nomenspecies.
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- Margarita Gomila
- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de las Islas Baleares), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de las Islas Baleares), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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The current status on the taxonomy of Pseudomonas revisited: An update. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2017; 57:106-116. [PMID: 29104095 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The genus Pseudomonas described in 1894 is one of the most diverse and ubiquitous bacterial genera which encompass species isolated worldwide. In the last years more than 70 new species have been described, which were isolated from different environments, including soil, water, sediments, air, animals, plants, fungi, algae, compost, human and animal related sources. Some of these species have been isolated in extreme environments, such as Antarctica or Atacama desert, and from contaminated water or soil. Also, some species recently described are plant or animal pathogens. In this review, we revised the current status of the taxonomy of genus Pseudomonas and the methodologies currently used for the description of novel species which includes, in addition to the classic ones, new methodologies such as MALDI-TOF MS, MLSA and genome analyses. The novel Pseudomonas species described in the last years are listed, together with the available genome sequences of the type strains of Pseudomonas species present in different databases.
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Pseudomonas caspiana sp. nov., a citrus pathogen in the Pseudomonas syringae phylogenetic group. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:266-273. [PMID: 28552245 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In a screening by multilocus sequence analysis of Pseudomonas strains isolated from diverse origins, 4 phylogenetically closely related strains (FBF58, FBF102T, FBF103, and FBF122) formed a well-defined cluster in the Pseudomonas syringae phylogenetic group. The strains were isolated from citrus orchards in northern Iran with disease symptoms in the leaves and stems and its pathogenicity against citrus plants was demonstrated. The whole genome of the type strain of the proposed new species (FBF102T=CECT 9164T=CCUG 69273T) was sequenced and characterized. Comparative genomics with the 14 known Pseudomonas species type strains of the P. syringae phylogenetic group demonstrated that this strain belonged to a new genomic species, different from the species described thus far. Genome analysis detected genes predicted to be involved in pathogenesis, such as an atypical type 3 secretion system and two type 6 secretion systems, together with effectors and virulence factors. A polyphasic taxonomic characterization demonstrated that the 4 plant pathogenic strains represented a new species, for which the name Pseudomonas caspiana sp. nov. is proposed.
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Morris CE, Barny M, Berge O, Kinkel LL, Lacroix C. Frontiers for research on the ecology of plant‐pathogenic bacteria: fundamentals for sustainability. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:308-319. [PMID: 27862839 PMCID: PMC6638276 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Methods to ensure the health of crops owe their efficacy to the extent to which we understand the ecology and biology of environmental microorganisms and the conditions under which their interactions with plants lead to losses in crop quality or yield. However, in the pursuit of this knowledge, notions of the ecology of plant‐pathogenic microorganisms have been reduced to a plant‐centric and agro‐centric focus. With increasing global change, i.e. changes that encompass not only climate, but also biodiversity, the geographical distribution of biomes, human demographic and socio‐economic adaptations and land use, new plant health problems will emerge via a range of processes influenced by these changes. Hence, knowledge of the ecology of plant pathogens will play an increasingly important role in the anticipation and response to disease emergence. Here, we present our opinion on the major challenges facing the study of the ecology of plant‐pathogenic bacteria. We argue that the discovery of markedly novel insights into the ecology of plant‐pathogenic bacteria is most likely to happen within a framework of more extensive scales of space, time and biotic interactions than those that currently guide much of the research on these bacteria. This will set a context that is more propitious for the discovery of unsuspected drivers of the survival and diversification of plant‐pathogenic bacteria and of the factors most critical for disease emergence, and will set the foundation for new approaches to the sustainable management of plant health. We describe the contextual background of, justification for and specific research questions with regard to the following challenges:
Development of terminology to describe plant–bacterial relationships in terms of bacterial fitness. Definition of the full scope of the environments in which plant‐pathogenic bacteria reside or survive. Delineation of pertinent phylogenetic contours of plant‐pathogenic bacteria and naming of strains independent of their presumed life style. Assessment of how traits of plant‐pathogenic bacteria evolve within the overall framework of their life history. Exploration of possible beneficial ecosystem services contributed to by plant‐pathogenic bacteria.
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- Cindy E. Morris
- INRA, UR0407 Plant Pathology Research UnitMontfavet84143France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UMR1392 INRA, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, IRDDiderot Université Paris 07, UPEC Université Paris 12, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, Case 237, 4 place Jussieu75252ParisFrance
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- INRA, UR0407 Plant Pathology Research UnitMontfavet84143France
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- University of Minnesota1991 Upper Buford Circle, 495 Borlaug HallSt PaulMN55108‐0010USA
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Uncommonly isolated clinical Pseudomonas: identification and phylogenetic assignation. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 36:351-359. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2808-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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