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ArticleCurrent microbiology2024

Crucifer Lesion-Associated Xanthomonas Strains Show Multi-Resistance to Heavy Metals and Antibiotics.

Stephen D B Jr Ramnarine, Jayaraj Jayaraman, Adesh Ramsubhag

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Article in Current microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Comparative genomics of native plasmids from plant pathogenic Gammaproteobacteria.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2025
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen D B Jr RamnarineDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0937-0046
Jayaraj JayaramanDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-8712
Adesh RamsubhagDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. adesh.ramsubhag@sta.uwi.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-0457
University of the West Indies · TT

Funding

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus CRP.5.APR17.45
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copper resistance in phytopathogens is a major challenge to crop production globally and is known to be driven by excessive use of copper-based pesticides. However, recent studies have shown co-selection of multiple heavy metal and antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria exposed to heavy metal and xenobiotics, which may impact the epidemiology of plant, animal, and human diseases. In this study, multi-resistance to heavy metals and antibiotics were evaluated in local Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) and co-isolated Xanthomonas melonis (Xmel) strains from infected crucifer plants in Trinidad. Resistance to cobalt, cadmium, zinc, copper, and arsenic (V) was observed in both Xanthomonas species up to 25 mM. Heavy metal resistance (HMR) genes were found on a small plasmid-derived locus with ~ 90% similarity to a Stenotrophomonas spp. chromosomal locus and a X. perforans pLH3.1 plasmid. The co-occurrence of mobile elements in these regions implies their organization on a composite transposon-like structure. HMR genes in Xcc strains showed the lowest similarity to references, and the cus and ars operons appear to be unique among Xanthomonads. Overall, the similarity of HMR genes to Stenotrophomonas sp. chromosomal genomes suggest their origin in this genus or a related organism and subsequent spread through lateral gene transfer events. Further resistome characterization revealed the presence of small multidrug resistance (SMR), multidrug resistance (MDR) efflux pumps, and bla (Xcc) genes for broad biocide resistance in both species. Concurrently, resistance to antibiotics (streptomycin, kanamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin) up to 1000 µg/mL was confirmed.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsMetals, HeavyAmpicillinAnimalsChloramphenicolCopperHumansAmpicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsChloramphenicolCopperMetals, HeavyAntibiotic resistanceHeavy metal resistanceMulti-resistanceXanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

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