Time-resolved pathogenic gene expression analysis of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant-pathogen interactions at early stages of infection are important to the fate of interaction. Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial blight, which is a devastating disease in rice. Although in vivo and in vitro systems have been developed to study rice-Xoo interactions, both systems have limitations. The resistance mechanisms in rice can be better studied by the in vivo approach, whereas the in vitro systems are suitable for pathogenicity studies on Xoo. The current in vitro system uses minimal medium to activate the pathogenic signal (expression of pathogenicity-related genes) of Xoo, but lacks rice-derived factors needed for Xoo activation. This fact emphasizes the need of developing a new in vitro system that allow for an easy control of both pathog

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4862043 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature