Plant-induced bacterial gene silencing: a novel control method for bacterial wilt disease.

ABSTRACT: Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, a notorious phytopathogen, is responsible for causing bacterial wilt, leading to significant economic losses globally in many crops within the Solanaceae family. Despite various cultural and chemical control strategies, managing bacterial wilt remains a substantial challenge. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the effective use of plant-induced bacterial gene silencing against R. pseudosolanacearum, facilitated by Tobacco rattle virus-mediated gene silencing, to control bacterial wilt symptoms in Nicotiana benthamiana. The methodology described in this study could be utilized to identify novel phytobacterial virulence factors through both forward and reverse genetic approaches. To validate plant-induced gene silencing, sma

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327017 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature