Conservation of Erwinia amylovora pathogenicity-relevant genes among Erwinia genomes.

ABSTRACT: The Erwinia genus comprises species that are plant pathogens, non-pathogen, epiphytes, and opportunistic human pathogens. Within the genus, Erwinia amylovora ranks among the top 10 plant pathogenic bacteria. It causes the fire blight disease and is a global threat to commercial apple and pear production. We analyzed the presence/absence of the E. amylovora genes reported to be important for pathogenicity towards Rosaceae within various Erwinia strains genomes. This simple bottom-up approach, allowed us to correlate the analyzed genes to pathogenicity, host specificity, and make useful considerations to drive targeted studies.

SUBMITTER: Borruso L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663808 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature