Browsing Colleges and Schools by Department "Plant Pathology and Microbiology"
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(2009-06-02)Agriculture is a crucial component of the economy of Texas with millions of pounds of peanuts, cotton, wheat, and corn produced annually. However, Texas agricultural crops are not exempt from pathogens, especially Sclerotinia ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Syringopeptin (syp) and syringomycin (syr) are major necrosis-inducing lipodepsipeptide phytotoxins produced by P. syringae pv. syringae. This report demonstrates that syringopeptin production is activated by plant signal ...
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(2010-07-14)Gene regulation in bacteria is highly complex and requires the activity of sigma factors that function as transcriptional regulators. In Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a, 14 sigma factors have been identified. One ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The trichothecene mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by a variety of fungal genera including Fusarium, Myrothecium, Trichothecium, and Stachybotyris, that are toxic to humans and animals that ingest them by ...
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(2012-07-11)Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a, an aggressive bacterial pathogen of bean, utilizes large surface populations and extracellular signaling to initiate a fundamental change from an epiphytic to a pathogenic lifestyle. ...
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(2022-04-19)Agroecosystems, even when crops are planted in monoculture, are complex and characterized by heterogeneity. Disease incidence and inoculum density vary across space and time, but explanation for this variation enhances ...
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(2009-05-15)Fusarium verticillioides is one of the most important fungal pathogens of maize and has also received increasing attention due to its ability to produce various secondary metabolites, including fumonisin B1 (FB1) and ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), an economically important graft-transmissible pathogen of citrus, causes major global declines in citrus production. In the commercial citrus of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (LRGV), ...
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(2020-07-21)Drought is considered the most important limiting factor in crop production all around the world and it negatively impacts plant growth and productivity. Many studies have suggested that plants recruit specific microbiomes ...
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The Complex Functions of the Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinase BIK1 in Plant Immunity and Development (2015-11-25)The sessile plants have evolved a large number of receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases (RLCKs) to modulate diverse biological processes, including plant innate immunity, growth and development. ...
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(2015-07-20)Zoysiagrass (Zoysia Willd.) is among the most economically important warm-season turfgrasses produced and managed by the green industry. Its use is increasing throughout the southern United States due to superb characteristics ...
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(2021-08-05)Many microorganisms can accumulate carbon storage molecules when the carbon source is in excess and nitrogen is limited. Specifically, Rhodococcus opacus can accumulate triacylglycerols (TAGs) as the storage carbon, whereas ...
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(2019-07-11)The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing platform is capable of inducing double-stranded breaks in a targeted genomic region using a sequence specific single guide RNA (sgRNA) and programmable Cas9 endonuclease. Plant viral vectors ...
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(2009-05-15)Pierce’s Disease (PD), caused by Xylella fastidiosa, is a devastating bacterial disease of grapevines. One of the few control options is roguing. Roguing depends on precise diagnosis of PD in vines. These experiments were ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Root-knot disease caused by Meloidogyne spp. is the most important nematode disease of peanut. Even though many management strategies have been applied to control this disease on peanut, resistance is the most recommendable. ...
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(2020-04-24)Pecan bacterial leaf scorch (PBLS) is caused by the bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, and was only previously reported on pecans in Louisiana. Through inter-state collaborative efforts with researchers, PBLS is now considered ...
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(2012-11-27)Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa is the causative agent of Pierce’s disease of grape and has caused significant crop stress and loss in vineyards throughout Texas. While multiple techniques are available to identify ...
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(2015-06-22)Sheath blight (ShB) caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA, narrow brown leaf spot (NBLS) caused by Cercospora janseana and fertility are among the most important factors limiting rice production in the U.S. Greenhouse ...
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(2011-02-22)The soil-borne, rhizosphere-competent, filamentous fungus Trichoderma virens is a well-known biocontrol agent able to control pathogenic fungi through the production of antibiotics, the induction of systemic resistance ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)The interactions between Medicago truncatula and Phytophthora medicaginis were examined using skl, a mutant blocked in ethylene perception, and a range of wild accessions of this plant species. P. medicaginis infection ...