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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Control Targets in Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria: From Growth-Essential Processes to Anti-Virulence Strategies and Candidate Targets in

Jinyin Zeng, Chenyu Huang, Yuxun Yu, Xiaobing Song, Meirong Xu, Xiaoling Deng, Bo Wang, Zheng Zheng

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Jinyin ZengCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Chenyu HuangCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Yuxun YuCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Xiaobing SongInstitute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control on Fruitsand Vegetables in South China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for PlantProtection, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Meirong XuCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6573-1179
Xiaoling DengCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Bo WangCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Zheng ZhengCitrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.

Funding

China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CARS-26Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province 2026B0202190006Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2025A1515010763, 2026A1515010343Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Modern Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Teams 2024CXTD10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant-pathogenic bacteria threaten crop productivity and quality, yet chemical options remain limited compared with those for fungal and oomycete diseases. Current management relies mainly on copper bactericides, limited antibiotics, induced-resistance agents, biocontrol and resistant cultivars. However, copper and streptomycin resistance, efflux-mediated multidrug tolerance and rapid pathogen adaptation have weakened these strategies. Target-oriented research provides a framework for exploring agricultural antibacterials, anti-virulence agents, anti-colonization strategies, resistance sensitizers and host-resistance interventions, but many of these approaches remain conceptual, model-system, greenhouse or medical-bacteriology-derived rather than proven field solutions. This review classifies bacterial control targets into two interconnected groups: growth-essential targets, including peptidoglycan biosynthesis, membrane/envelope systems, nucleic-acid processes, protein synthesis, metabolism, nutrient transport and cell division; and anti-virulence/anti-adaptation targets, including secretion systems, quorum sensing, biofilms, motility, adhesion, cell-wall-degrading enzymes, tolerance systems, oxidative-stress responses and host susceptibility factors. Using "

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anti-virulencebiofilmCandidatus Liberibacter asiaticuscontrol targetcopper resistanceplant-pathogenic bacteriaquorum sensingtype III secretion system

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PMCPMC13416270

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