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Genomic Islands of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605: Identification of PtaGI-1 as a Pathogenicity Island With Effector Genes and a Tabtoxin Cluster.
Molecular plant pathology - 1 May 2025
Watanabe Yuta, Kunishi Kotomi, Matsui Hidenori, Sakata Nanami, Noutoshi Yoshiteru, Toyoda Kazuhiro, Ichinose Yuki
Abstract excerpt
Genomic islands (GIs) are 20-500 kb DNA regions that are thought to be acquired by horizontal gene transfer. GIs that confer pathogenicity and environmental adaptation have been reported in Pseudomonas species; however, GIs that enhance bacterial virulence have not. Here, we identified 110 kb and 103 kb GIs in P. syringae pv. tabaci 6605 (Pta6605), the causative agent of tobacco wildfire disease, which has the...
Topics
- Genomic Islands
- Pseudomonas syringae
- Multigene Family
- Virulence
- Nicotiana
- Bacterial Toxins
- Plant Diseases
- Genes, Bacterial
- Mutation