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Glutaredoxin-like protein (GLP)-a novel bacteria sulfurtransferase that protects cells against cyanide and oxidative stresses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:5477-5492. [PMID: 32307572 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10491-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The pathogen Xylella fastidiosa belongs to the Xanthomonadaceae family, a large group of Gram-negative bacteria that cause diseases in many economically important crops. A predicted gene, annotated as glutaredoxin-like protein (glp), was found to be highly conserved among the genomes of different genera within this family and highly expressed in X. fastidiosa. Analysis of the GLP protein sequences revealed three protein domains: one similar to monothiol glutaredoxins (Grx), an Fe-S cluster and a thiosulfate sulfurtransferase/rhodanese domain (Tst/Rho), which is generally involved in sulfur metabolism and cyanide detoxification. To characterize the biochemical properties of GLP, we expressed and purified the X. fastidiosa recombinant GLP enzyme. Grx activity and Fe-S cluster formation were not observed, while an evaluation of Tst/Rho enzymatic activity revealed that GLP can detoxify cyanide and transfer inorganic sulfur to acceptor molecules in vitro. The biological activity of GLP relies on the cysteine residues in the Grx and Tst/Rho domains (Cys33 and Cys266, respectively), and structural analysis showed that GLP and GLPC266S were able to form high molecular weight oligomers (> 600 kDa), while replacement of Cys33 with Ser destabilized the quaternary structure. In vivo heterologous enzyme expression experiments in Escherichia coli revealed that GLP can protect bacteria against high concentrations of cyanide and hydrogen peroxide. Finally, phylogenetic analysis showed that homologous glp genes are distributed across Gram-negative bacterial families with conservation of the N- to C-domain order. However, no eukaryotic organism contains this enzyme. Altogether, these results suggest that GLP is an important enzyme with cyanide-decomposing and sulfurtransferase functions in bacteria, whose presence in eukaryotes we could not observe, representing a promising biological target for new pharmaceuticals.
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Alencar VC, Jabes DL, Menegidio FB, Sassaki GL, de Souza LR, Puzer L, Meneghetti MCZ, Lima MA, Tersariol ILDS, de Oliveira RC, Nunes LR. Functional and Evolutionary Characterization of a UDP-Xylose Synthase Gene from the Plant Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa, Involved in the Synthesis of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide. Biochemistry 2017; 56:779-792. [PMID: 28125217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa is a plant-infecting bacillus, responsible for many important crop diseases, such as Pierce's disease of vineyards, citrus variegated chlorosis, and coffee leaf scorch (CLS), among others. Recent genomic comparisons involving two CLS-related strains, belonging to X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca, revealed that one of them carries a frameshift mutation that inactivates a gene encoding an oxidoreductase of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamily, which may play important roles in determining structural variations in bacterial glycans and glycoconjugates. However, the exact nature of this SDR has been a matter of controversy, as different annotations of X. fastidiosa genomes have implicated it in distinct reactions. To confirm the nature of this mutated SDR, a comparative analysis was initially performed, suggesting that it belongs to a subgroup of SDR decarboxylases, representing a UDP-xylose synthase (Uxs). Functional assays, using a recombinant derivative of this enzyme, confirmed its nature as XfUxs, and carbohydrate composition analyses, performed with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecules obtained from different strains, indicate that inactivation of the X. fastidiosa uxs gene affects the LPS structure among CLS-related X. fastidiosa strains. Finally, a comparative sequence analysis suggests that this mutation is likely to result in a morphological and evolutionary hallmark that differentiates two subgroups of CLS-related strains, which may influence interactions between these bacteria and their plant and/or insect hosts.
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- Valquíria Campos Alencar
- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) , Av. Dr. Cândido Xavier de Almeida Souza, 200, Mogi das Cruzes, SP CEP 08780-911, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) , Av. Dr. Cândido Xavier de Almeida Souza, 200, Mogi das Cruzes, SP CEP 08780-911, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) , Av. Dr. Cândido Xavier de Almeida Souza, 200, Mogi das Cruzes, SP CEP 08780-911, Brazil
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- Setor de Ciências Biológicas-Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular Laboratório de Química de Carboidratos, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) , Rua Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, Paraná CEP 81531-980, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) , Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Santo André, SP CEP 09210-170, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) , Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Santo André, SP CEP 09210-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) , Rua Três de Maio, Vila Clementino, São Paulo CEP 04044-020, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) , Rua Três de Maio, Vila Clementino, São Paulo CEP 04044-020, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) , Rua Três de Maio, Vila Clementino, São Paulo CEP 04044-020, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) , Av. Dr. Cândido Xavier de Almeida Souza, 200, Mogi das Cruzes, SP CEP 08780-911, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) , Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Santo André, SP CEP 09210-170, Brazil
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Niza B, Merfa MV, Alencar VC, Menegidio FB, Nunes LR, Machado MA, Takita MA, de Souza AA. Draft Genome Sequence of 11399, a Transformable Citrus-Pathogenic Strain of Xylella fastidiosa. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2016; 4:e01124-16. [PMID: 27738038 PMCID: PMC5064111 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01124-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The draft genome of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain 11399, a transformable citrus-pathogenic strain, is reported here. The 11399 genome size is 2,690,704 bp and has a G+C content of 52.7%. The draft genome of 11399 reveals the absence of four type I restriction-modification system genes.
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- Bárbara Niza
- Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Genética, Evolução e Bioagentes, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Genética, Evolução e Bioagentes, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
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Azevedo JL, Araújo WL, Lacava PT. The diversity of citrus endophytic bacteria and their interactions with Xylella fastidiosa and host plants. Genet Mol Biol 2016; 39:476-491. [PMID: 27727362 PMCID: PMC5127157 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2016-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is the causal agent of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) and has been associated with important losses in commercial orchards of all sweet orange [Citrus sinensis (L.)] cultivars. The development of this disease depends on the environmental conditions, including the endophytic microbial community associated with the host plant. Previous studies have shown that X. fastidiosa interacts with the endophytic community in xylem vessels as well as in the insect vector, resulting in a lower bacterial population and reduced CVC symptoms. The citrus endophytic bacterium Methylobacterium mesophilicum can trigger X. fastidiosa response in vitro, which results in reduced growth and induction of genes associated with energy production, stress, transport, and motility, indicating that X. fastidiosa has an adaptive response to M. mesophilicum. Although this response may result in reduced CVC symptoms, the colonization rate of the endophytic bacteria should be considered in studies that intend to use this endophyte to suppress CVC disease. Symbiotic control is a new strategy that uses symbiotic endophytes as biological control agents to antagonize or displace pathogens. Candidate endophytes for symbiotic control of CVC must occupy the xylem of host plants and attach to the precibarium of sharpshooter insects to access the pathogen. In the present review, we focus on interactions between endophytic bacteria from sweet orange plants and X. fastidiosa, especially those that may be candidates for control of CVC.
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- João Lúcio Azevedo
- Departamento de Genética, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de
Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas,
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas
e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Giampetruzzi A, Loconsole G, Boscia D, Calzolari A, Chiumenti M, Martelli GP, Saldarelli P, Almeida RPP, Saponari M. Draft Genome Sequence of CO33, a Coffee-Infecting Isolate of Xylella fastidiosa. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:e01472-15. [PMID: 26679584 PMCID: PMC4683229 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01472-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The draft genome sequence of Xylella fastidiosa CO33 isolate, retrieved from symptomatic leaves of coffee plant intercepted in northern Italy, is reported. The CO33 genome size is 2,681,926 bp with a GC content of 51.7%.
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- Annalisa Giampetruzzi
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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Overall LM, Rebek EJ. Seasonal Abundance and Natural Inoculativity of Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Oklahoma Tree Nurseries and Vineyards. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 108:2536-2545. [PMID: 26331482 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa is the causative agent of diseases of perennial plants including peach, plum, elm, oak, pecan, and grape. This bacterial pathogen is transmitted by xylem-feeding insects. In recent years, Pierce's disease of grape has been detected in 10 counties in central and northeastern Oklahoma, prompting further investigation of the disease epidemiology in this state. We surveyed vineyards and tree nurseries in Oklahoma for potential insect vectors to determine species composition, infectivity, and natural inoculativity of commonly captured insect vectors. Yellow sticky cards were used to sample insect fauna at each location. Insects were removed from sticky cards and screened for X. fastidiosa using immunocapture-PCR to determine their infectivity. A second objective was to test the natural inoculativity of insect vectors that are found in vineyards. Graphocephala versuta (Say), Graphocephala coccinea (Forster), Paraulacizes irrorata (F.), Oncometopia orbona (F.), Cuerna costalis (F.), and Entylia carinata Germar were collected from vineyards and taken back to the lab to determine their natural inoculativity. Immunocapture-PCR was used to test plant and insect samples for presence of X. fastidiosa. The three most frequently captured species from vineyards and tree nurseries were G. versuta, Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, and O. orbona. Of those insects screened for X. fastidiosa, 2.4% tested positive for the bacterium. Field-collected G. versuta were inoculative to both ragweed and alfalfa. Following a 7-d inoculation access period, a higher percentage of alfalfa became infected than ragweed. Results from this study provide insight into the epidemiology of X. fastidiosa in Oklahoma.
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- Lisa M Overall
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078.
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
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Aldrich TJ, Rolshausen PE, Roper MC, Reader JM, Steinhaus MJ, Rapicavoli J, Vosburg DA, Maloney KN. Radicinin from Cochliobolus sp. inhibits Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's Disease of grapevine. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2015; 116:130-137. [PMID: 25892412 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The fastidious phytopathogenic bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, poses a substantial threat to many economically important crops, causing devastating diseases including Pierce's Disease of grapevine. Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) planted in an area under Pierce's Disease pressure often display differences in disease severity and symptom expression, with apparently healthy vines growing alongside the dying ones, despite the fact that all the vines are genetic clones of one another. Under the hypothesis that endophytic microbes might be responsible for this non-genetic resistance to X. fastidiosa, endophytic fungi were isolated from vineyard cvs. 'Chardonnay' and 'Cabernet Sauvignon' grown under high Pierce's Disease pressure. A Cochliobolus sp. isolated from a Cabernet Sauvignon grapevine inhibited the growth of X. fastidiosa in vitro. Bioassay-guided isolation of an organic extract of Cochliobolus sp. yielded the natural product radicinin as the major active compound. Radicinin also inhibited proteases isolated from the culture supernatant of X. fastidiosa. In order to assess structure-activity relationships, three semi-synthetic derivatives of radicinin were prepared and tested for activity against X. fastidiosa in vitro. Assay results of these derivatives are consistent with enzyme inactivation by conjugate addition to carbon-10 of radicinin, as proposed previously.
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- Thomas J Aldrich
- Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA; Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106, USA.
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Comparative genomic analysis of coffee-infecting Xylella fastidiosa strains isolated from Brazil. Microbiology (Reading) 2015; 161:1018-1033. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cursino L, Athinuwat D, Patel KR, Galvani CD, Zaini PA, Li Y, De La Fuente L, Hoch HC, Burr TJ, Mowery P. Characterization of the Xylella fastidiosa PD1671 gene encoding degenerate c-di-GMP GGDEF/EAL domains, and its role in the development of Pierce's disease. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121851. [PMID: 25811864 PMCID: PMC4374697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa is an important phytopathogenic bacterium that causes many serious plant diseases including Pierce's disease of grapevines. X. fastidiosa is thought to induce disease by colonizing and clogging xylem vessels through the formation of cell aggregates and bacterial biofilms. Here we examine the role in X. fastidiosa virulence of an uncharacterized gene, PD1671, annotated as a two-component response regulator with potential GGDEF and EAL domains. GGDEF domains are found in c-di-GMP diguanylate cyclases while EAL domains are found in phosphodiesterases, and these domains are for c-di-GMP production and turnover, respectively. Functional analysis of the PD1671 gene revealed that it affected multiple X. fastidiosa virulence-related phenotypes. A Tn5 PD1671 mutant had a hypervirulent phenotype in grapevines presumably due to enhanced expression of gum genes leading to increased exopolysaccharide levels that resulted in elevated biofilm formation. Interestingly, the PD1671 mutant also had decreased motility in vitro but did not show a reduced distribution in grapevines following inoculation. Given these responses, the putative PD1671 protein may be a negative regulator of X. fastidiosa virulence.
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- Luciana Cursino
- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York, United States of America
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Giampetruzzi A, Chiumenti M, Saponari M, Donvito G, Italiano A, Loconsole G, Boscia D, Cariddi C, Martelli GP, Saldarelli P. Draft Genome Sequence of the Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO Strain. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:e01538-14. [PMID: 25676759 PMCID: PMC4333659 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01538-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We determined the draft genome sequence of the Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain, which has been isolated from olive plants in southern Italy (Apulia). It is associated with olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) and characterized by extensive scorching and desiccation of leaves and twigs.
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- Annalisa Giampetruzzi
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy
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Alencar VC, Barbosa D, Santos DS, Oliveira ACF, de Oliveira RC, Nunes LR. Genomic Sequencing of Two Coffee-Infecting Strains of Xylella fastidiosa Isolated from Brazil. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2014; 2:e01190-13. [PMID: 24435874 PMCID: PMC3894288 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01190-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we describe the draft genome sequences of two Xylella fastidiosa strains: Xf6c and Xf32, which have been obtained from infected coffee plants in Brazil, and are associated with the disease known as coffee leaf scorch (CLS).
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- Valquíria C. Alencar
- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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