Pseudomonas syringae: what it takes to be a pathogen.
Journal Article (Review)
Pseudomonas syringae is one of the best-studied plant pathogens and serves as a model for understanding host-microorganism interactions, bacterial virulence mechanisms and host adaptation of pathogens as well as microbial evolution, ecology and epidemiology. Comparative genomic studies have identified key genomic features that contribute to P. syringae virulence. P. syringae has evolved two main virulence strategies: suppression of host immunity and creation of an aqueous apoplast to form its niche in the phyllosphere. In addition, external environmental conditions such as humidity profoundly influence infection. P. syringae may serve as an excellent model to understand virulence and also of how pathogenic microorganisms integrate environmental conditions and plant microbiota to become ecologically robust and diverse pathogens of the plant kingdom.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Xin, X-F; Kvitko, B; He, SY
Published Date
- May 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 5
Start / End Page
- 316 - 328
PubMed ID
- 29479077
Pubmed Central ID
- 29479077
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1740-1534
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1740-1526
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/nrmicro.2018.17
Language
- eng