biostudies-literatureUnknown13Lee J<i>Acidovorax citrulli</i> (<i>Ac</i>) is a gram-negative bacterium that causes bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) disease in cucurbit crops including watermelon. However, despite the great economic losses caused by this disease worldwide, <i>Ac</i>-resistant watermelon cultivars have not been developed. Therefore, characterizing the virulence factors/mechanisms of <i>Ac</i> would enable the development of effective control strategies against BFB disease. The 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase (BdpM) is known to participate in the glycolysis and gluconeogenesis pathways. However, the roles of the protein have not been characterized in <i>Ac</i>. To elucidate the functions of BdpmAc (Bdpm in <i>Ac</i>), comparative proteomic analysis and diverse phenotypic assays were conduFrontiers in plant science1039420https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9681784biostudies-literatureA putative 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase is involved in the virulence, carbohydrate metabolism, biofilm formation, twitching halo, and osmotic tolerance in <i>Acidovorax citrulli</i>.PMC9681784Cho YLee JHan SWChoi JfalseA putative 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase is involved in the virulence, carbohydrate metabolism, biofilm formation, twitching halo, and osmotic tolerance in <i>Acidovorax citrulli</i>.<i>Acidovorax citrulli</i> (<i>Ac</i>) is a gram-negative bacterium that causes bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) disease in cucurbit crops including watermelon. However, despite the great economic losses caused by this disease worldwide, <i>Ac</i>-resistant watermelon cultivars have not been developed. Therefore, characterizing the virulence factors/mechanisms of <i>Ac</i> would enable the development of effective control strategies against BFB disease. The 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase (BdpM) is known to participate in the glycolysis and gluconeogenesis pathways. However, the roles of the protein have not been characterized in <i>Ac</i>. To elucidate the functions of BdpmAc (Bdpm in <i>Ac</i>), comparative proteomic analysis and diverse phenotypic assays were condu2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-05-29T18:57:51.548Z2025-02-19T03:23:24.837ZS-EPMC96817843643809210.3389/fpls.2022.1039420