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ArticleBMC microbiology2018

Dickeya zeae strains isolated from rice, banana and clivia rot plants show great virulence differentials.

Ming Hu, Jieling Li, Ruiting Chen, Wenjun Li, Luwen Feng, Lei Shi, Yang Xue, Xiaoyin Feng, Lianhui Zhang, Jianuan Zhou

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ming HuIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Jieling LiIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Ruiting ChenIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Wenjun LiIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Luwen FengIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Lei ShiIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Yang XueIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Xiaoyin FengIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Lianhui ZhangIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. lhzhang01@scau.edu.cn.
Jianuan ZhouIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. jianuanzhou@scau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9774-330X
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDickeya zeae is the causal agent of maize and rice foot rot diseases, but recently it was also found to infect banana and cause severe losses in China. Strains from different sources showed significant diversity in nature, implying complicated evolution history and pathogenic mechanisms.

resultsD. zeae strains were isolated from soft rot banana plants and ornamental monocotyledonous Clivia miniata. Compared with D. zeae strain EC1 isolated from rice, clivia isolates did not show any antimicrobial activity, produced less extracellular enzymes, had a much narrow host ranges, but released higher amount of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS). In contrast, the banana isolates in general produced more extracellular enzymes and EPS than strain EC1. Furthermore, we provided evidence that the banana D. zeae isolate MS2 produces a new antibiotic/phytotoxin(s), which differs from the zeamine toxins produced by rice pathogen D. zeae strain EC1 genetically and in its antimicrobial potency.

conclusionsThe findings from this study expanded the natural host range of D. zeae and highlighted the genetic and phenotypic divergence of D. zeae strains. Conclusions can be drawn from a series of tests that at least two types of D. zeae strains could cause the soft rot disease of banana, with one producing antimicrobial compound while the other producing none, and the D. zeae clivia strains could only infect monocot hosts. D. zeae strains isolated from different sources have diverse virulence characteristics.

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AmaryllidaceaeBacterial ProteinsChinaEnterobacteriaceaeGenetic VariationMusaOryzaPhylogenyPlant DiseasesVirulenceBacterial ProteinsDickeya zeaeHost rangePathogenicityVirulence factor

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