biostudies-literatureMajumdar RUnited States Department of Agriculture1366https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8835807biostudies-literatureUnknown23(3)Sugar beet crown and root rot caused by <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> is a major yield constraint. Root rot is highly increased when <i>R. solani</i> and <i>Leuconostoc</i> <i>mesenteroides</i> co-infect roots. We hypothesized that the absence of plant cell-wall-degrading enzymes in <i>L</i>. <i>mesenteroides</i> and their supply by <i>R. solani</i> during close contact, causes increased damage. <i>In planta</i> root inoculation with or without cell-wall-degrading enzymes showed greater rot when <i>L. mesenteroides</i> was combined with cellulase (22 mm rot), polygalacturonase (47 mm), and pectin lyase (57 mm) versus these enzymes (0-26 mm), <i>R. solani</i> (20 mm), and <i>L</i>. <i>mesenteroides</i> (13 mm) individually. Carbohydrate analysis revealed increased simpler carbohydrates (naInternational journal of molecular sciencesCell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes-Related Genes Originating from <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> Increase Sugar Beet Root Damage in the Presence of <i>Leuconostoc mesenteroides</i>.PMC88358072054-21220-005-00DMajumdar RGalewski PJMinocha RRogers CWStrausbaugh CAfalseCell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes-Related Genes Originating from <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> Increase Sugar Beet Root Damage in the Presence of <i>Leuconostoc mesenteroides</i>.Sugar beet crown and root rot caused by <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> is a major yield constraint. Root rot is highly increased when <i>R. solani</i> and <i>Leuconostoc</i> <i>mesenteroides</i> co-infect roots. We hypothesized that the absence of plant cell-wall-degrading enzymes in <i>L</i>. <i>mesenteroides</i> and their supply by <i>R. solani</i> during close contact, causes increased damage. <i>In planta</i> root inoculation with or without cell-wall-degrading enzymes showed greater rot when <i>L. mesenteroides</i> was combined with cellulase (22 mm rot), polygalacturonase (47 mm), and pectin lyase (57 mm) versus these enzymes (0-26 mm), <i>R. solani</i> (20 mm), and <i>L</i>. <i>mesenteroides</i> (13 mm) individually. Carbohydrate analysis revealed increased simpler carbohydrates (na2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2026-04-08T10:22:52.755Z2025-04-05T22:29:36.406ZS-EPMC88358073516328910.3390/ijms23031366