Xanthomonas, a Gram-negative bacterial genus, belonging to the class Gammaproteobacteria, could infect more than 400 different plants including a wide variety of important crops such as rice, wheat, citrus, tomato, pepper, cabbage, banana and bean. Some devastating diseases caused by Xanthomonas have been reported from multiple important crops worldwide. For example, X. oryzae pv. oryzae and X. oryzae pv. oryzicola are the causal agents of bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice, respectively, which are two severe diseases affecting rice production and quality in tropical and subtropical regions. Moreover, being infected with X. citri subsp. citri., all commercial varieties of citrus are impacted by the bacterial canker of citrus. Several reported factors, such as the secretion system including type III secretion system (T3SS), type IV secretion systems(T4SS), type VI secretion systems(T6SS) and the secreted effectors, lipopolysaccharides, adhesins, and transcription factors, have been identified to influence host/tissue specificity and pathogenicity of some Xanthomonas spp.. The biocontrol strategies for Xanthomonas increasingly depend on the application of microbial biocontrol agents, or microbiome engineering.
Xanthomonas spp. cover a variety of plant pathogens that utilize a wide range of virulence factors for pathogenicity and fitness in plant hosts. The goal of this Research Topic is to present the latest research, and perspectives on the pathogenicity of Xanthomonas and its biological control strategies. With further understanding of the virulence factors of Xanthomonas, we will have a broader insight into Xanthomonas pathogenicity in relation to host specificity and spread, aiming to explore potent protection management of plants against Xanthomonas. This collection provides researchers with the opportunity to connect and publish impactful findings to advance our perspectives on the pathogenic mechanism and biocontrol of Xanthomonas.
This Research Topic welcomes original research articles, reviews, short communications, perspectives, and opinion papers. Submissions on the following themes are encouraged, but are not limited to:
Xanthomonas- associated secretion systems and secreted effectors
Other factors associated with virulence
Interactions of Xanthomonas and plants
Biological control of Xanthomonas
Manuscripts involved in the pathogenic mechanism of other prevalent bacterial plant pathogens like Pseudomonas that imply the biocontrol strategies of bacterial plant pathogens are also welcome in this research topic.
Xanthomonas, a Gram-negative bacterial genus, belonging to the class Gammaproteobacteria, could infect more than 400 different plants including a wide variety of important crops such as rice, wheat, citrus, tomato, pepper, cabbage, banana and bean. Some devastating diseases caused by Xanthomonas have been reported from multiple important crops worldwide. For example, X. oryzae pv. oryzae and X. oryzae pv. oryzicola are the causal agents of bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice, respectively, which are two severe diseases affecting rice production and quality in tropical and subtropical regions. Moreover, being infected with X. citri subsp. citri., all commercial varieties of citrus are impacted by the bacterial canker of citrus. Several reported factors, such as the secretion system including type III secretion system (T3SS), type IV secretion systems(T4SS), type VI secretion systems(T6SS) and the secreted effectors, lipopolysaccharides, adhesins, and transcription factors, have been identified to influence host/tissue specificity and pathogenicity of some Xanthomonas spp.. The biocontrol strategies for Xanthomonas increasingly depend on the application of microbial biocontrol agents, or microbiome engineering.
Xanthomonas spp. cover a variety of plant pathogens that utilize a wide range of virulence factors for pathogenicity and fitness in plant hosts. The goal of this Research Topic is to present the latest research, and perspectives on the pathogenicity of Xanthomonas and its biological control strategies. With further understanding of the virulence factors of Xanthomonas, we will have a broader insight into Xanthomonas pathogenicity in relation to host specificity and spread, aiming to explore potent protection management of plants against Xanthomonas. This collection provides researchers with the opportunity to connect and publish impactful findings to advance our perspectives on the pathogenic mechanism and biocontrol of Xanthomonas.
This Research Topic welcomes original research articles, reviews, short communications, perspectives, and opinion papers. Submissions on the following themes are encouraged, but are not limited to:
Xanthomonas- associated secretion systems and secreted effectors
Other factors associated with virulence
Interactions of Xanthomonas and plants
Biological control of Xanthomonas
Manuscripts involved in the pathogenic mechanism of other prevalent bacterial plant pathogens like Pseudomonas that imply the biocontrol strategies of bacterial plant pathogens are also welcome in this research topic.