Bacteria-Plant Interactions : Advanced Research and Future Trends.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- 1: Functional Diversification of Phytopathogenic Type III Secreted Effector Proteins -- Introduction -- AvrB -- AvrPto -- HopAB (AvrPtoB) -- OspF/HopAI -- YopJ/HopZ -- Conclusions -- 2: Systems Biology of Pseudomonas Syringae Type III Secretion Effector Repertoires -- Introduction -- Establishing the effector repertoires of individual strains and of the P. syringae pan-genome -- Mechanisms by which effector genes are acquired -- Mechanisms by which effector genes are inactivated or lost -- Effector functions, targets, and sites of action in plants, as summarized in universal Gene Ontology terms -- A model for the evolution of P. syringae effector repertoires based on integrating knowledge of effector functions and distribution among diverse strains -- A toolkit for systems-level study of P. syringae effector biology and future challenges -- 3: Towards Understanding Fire Blight: Virulence Mechanisms and their Regulation in Erwinia amylovora -- Introduction -- Virulence mechanisms -- Regulation of pathogenesis in E. amylovora -- Concluding remarks and future prospects -- 4: Plant-pathogenic Acidovorax Species -- Introduction: the Acidovorax genus -- Taxonomy of plant-pathogenic Acidovorax species -- Plant diseases caused by Acidovorax species -- Pathogenicity and virulence factors of Acidovorax sp. -- Concluding remarks -- 5: The Interactions Between Gram-positive Pathogens and Plant Hosts -- Introduction -- The Gram-positive phytopathogens -- Infection of plant tissue by Gram-positive phytopathogens -- PAMP-triggered immunity -- Countering PTI -- Effector-triggered immunity -- Secretion of proteases and plant cell wall-degrading enzymes -- Virulence molecules of Gram-positive pathogens -- Evolution of a host-adapted lifestyle -- Summary.

6: The Molecular Interactions Between Human-pathogenic Bacteria and Plants -- Introduction -- Bacterial factors -- Plant factors -- The ecological perspective -- Conclusions -- Future directions -- 7: Recent Advances in Pseudomonas Biocontrol -- Fluorescent pseudomonads as biocontrol agents -- Taxonomy of Pseudomonas biocontrol agents -- Discovery, structure prediction and functional analysis of secondary metabolites in Pseudomonas -- Novel insights in the evolution and functional role of major antibiotics produced by Pseudomonas biocontrol agents -- New antibiotics discovered by genome mining -- Biosurfactants: new players in the biocontrol field -- Pathogens or biocontrol agents? -- Conclusions -- 8: The Potential Role of Bacteriophages in Shaping Plant-Bacteria Interactions -- Introduction -- Overview of bacteria-phage interactions -- Interactions among plants, bacteria, and their phages -- Phages as biocontrol agents -- Conclusions and future direction -- Index.

In this book a team of respected scientists review the most important current topics to provide a timely overview. The topics covered include: type III secretion systems and their role in the bacterial-host interaction; the Pseudomonas and Erwinia model systems and their application to other studies; the emerging plant pathogen Acidovorax; the Gram-positive phytopathogens Clavibacter, Streptomyces, and Rhodococcus; colonisation of plants by human bacterial pathogens; Pseudomonas biocontrol approaches; and phage therapy. Essential reading for every plant pathogen researcher, from the PhD student to the experienced scientist, and recommended reading for researchers working on foodborne pathogens and bacterial pathogenesis.

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