{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9"],"submitter":["Chen X"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzae</i> (<i>Xoo</i>) causes rice bacterial blight (BB), one of the most widespread and destructive diseases in rice-growing regions worldwide. Melatonin enhances pathogen resistance by inducing plant innate immunity, but the direct effect of melatonin on plant pathogenic bacteria is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the direct effects of melatonin on <i>Xoo</i>. Exogenous melatonin at 200 μg/mL significantly inhibited the proliferation of <i>Xoo</i> and reduced the mRNA expression of five genes involved in cell division. This concentration of melatonin also inhibited the motility and biofilm formation of <i>Xoo</i>. Notably, melatonin was observed to alter the length of <i>Xoo</i> cells. To provide deeper insights into the mechanisms unde"],"journal":["Frontiers in microbiology"],"pagination":["2280"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6180160"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Melatonin Treatment Inhibits the Growth of <i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzae</i>."],"pmcid":["PMC6180160"],"pubmed_authors":["Qiu J","Sun C","Fu ZQ","Laborda P","Chen X","Palmer I","Zhao Y","Liu F"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Melatonin Treatment Inhibits the Growth of <i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzae</i>.","description":"<i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzae</i> (<i>Xoo</i>) causes rice bacterial blight (BB), one of the most widespread and destructive diseases in rice-growing regions worldwide. Melatonin enhances pathogen resistance by inducing plant innate immunity, but the direct effect of melatonin on plant pathogenic bacteria is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the direct effects of melatonin on <i>Xoo</i>. Exogenous melatonin at 200 μg/mL significantly inhibited the proliferation of <i>Xoo</i> and reduced the mRNA expression of five genes involved in cell division. This concentration of melatonin also inhibited the motility and biofilm formation of <i>Xoo</i>. Notably, melatonin was observed to alter the length of <i>Xoo</i> cells. To provide deeper insights into the mechanisms unde","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018","modification":"2025-04-04T23:35:15.302Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:03:07Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6180160","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30337911"],"doi":["10.3389/fmicb.2018.02280"]}}