Filamentous Phytophthora Pathogens Deploy Effectors to Interfere With Bacterial Growth and Motility.

ABSTRACT: Phytophthora comprises a group of filamentous plant pathogens that cause serious crop diseases worldwide. It is widely known that a complex effector repertoire was secreted by Phytophthora pathogens to manipulate plant immunity and determine resistance and susceptibility. It is also recognized that Phytophthora pathogens may inhabit natural niches within complex environmental microbes, including bacteria. However, how Phytophthora pathogens interact with their cohabited microbes remains poorly understood. Here, we present such an intriguing case by using Phytophthora-bacteria interaction as a working system. We found that under co-culture laboratory conditions, several Phytophthora pathogens appeared to block the contact of an ecologically relevant

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7554372 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature