Insights into the metabolic specificities of pathogenic strains from the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex.

ABSTRACT: All the strains grouped under the species Ralstonia solanacearum represent a species complex responsible for many diseases on agricultural crops throughout the world. The strains have different lifestyles and host range. Here, we investigated whether specific metabolic pathways contribute to strain diversification. To this end, we carried out systematic comparisons on 11 strains representing the diversity of the species complex. We reconstructed the metabolic network of each strain from its genome sequence and looked for the metabolic pathways differentiating the different reconstructed networks and, by extension, the different strains. Finally, we conducted an experimental validation by determining the metabolic profile of each strain with the Biolog technology. Results revealed th

SUBMITTER: Baroukh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470067 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature