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Recent progress in understanding three major bacterial diseases of sugarcane: gumming, leaf scald and ratoon stunting

Code: 9781838796006
Publication date: 05/03/2018
Extent: 26 pages

Contributions by: Monique Royer, Isabelle Pieretti, and Stéphane Cociancich, CIRAD, France; and Philippe Rott, University of Florida, USA

Chapter synopsis: This chapter describes recent insights provided by genomic and microscopy analyses of three bacterial pathogens of sugar cane, ‘Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum’, X. albilineans and Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, the causal agents of gumming, leaf scald and ratoon stunting, respectively. The chapter addresses genomic-based hypotheses regarding adaptation of the three pathogens to sugar cane and the origin of their respective ancestors. It examines the strategies used by X. albilineans and L. xyli subsp. xyli to spread in sugar cane. The chapter looks ahead to the development of further functional studies to improve the understanding of the interactions between sugar cane and bacterial pathogens, which are likely to contribute to better control of bacterial diseases of sugar cane

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2017.0035.23
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Bacterial pathogens of sugarcane 3 Genomic features of bacterial pathogens of sugarcane 4 Transposon mutagenesis studies to identify genes for pathogenicity 5 Genomic features indicating spreading strategies 6 Bacterial invasion of xylem vessels and non-vascular tissues of sugarcane 7 Genomics-based hypotheses on the origin and adaptation of bacterial pathogens of sugarcane 8 Conclusion and future trends 9 Where to look for further information 10 References

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