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Article

MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

by
Edenilson dos Santos Niculau
1,2,*,
Douglas Ferreira
1,
Edson Rodrigues-Filho
1,
Franklin Behlau
3,
Rodrigo Facchini Magnani
3,
Leonardo Toffano
1,
Evandro Luis Prieto
1,
João Batista Fernandes
1 and
Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silva
1
1
Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luís, Km 235, São Carlos 13565-905, SP, Brazil
2
Centro de Ciências Integradas, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Av. Paraguai, s/n—Esquina com Rua Uxiramas, Araguaína 77824-838, TO, Brazil
3
Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura—Fundecitrus, Av. Adhemar Pereira de Barros, 201, Araraquara 14807-040, SP, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2022, 27(24), 8947; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248947
Submission received: 14 November 2022 / Revised: 9 December 2022 / Accepted: 12 December 2022 / Published: 15 December 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Abstract

Citrus canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is a disease that causes serious problems to the global citrus industry. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry (MS) has been used in human medicine to diagnose various diseases caused by both fungi and bacteria. In agriculture, this technique has potential for the diagnosis of diseases due to the low cost of large-scale analysis and quickness. This study showed that MALDI-TOF MS combined with chemometric analysis was effective for differentiating the macromolecule profile of orange leaves with canker lesions, healthy leaves, and leaves with phytotoxicity symptoms, proving that this technique may be used for the rapid diagnosis of citrus canker.
Keywords: Citrus sinensis; plant; macromolecules; proteomic Citrus sinensis; plant; macromolecules; proteomic

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Niculau, E.d.S.; Ferreira, D.; Rodrigues-Filho, E.; Behlau, F.; Magnani, R.F.; Toffano, L.; Prieto, E.L.; Fernandes, J.B.; Silva, M.F.d.G.F.d. MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. Molecules 2022, 27, 8947. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248947

AMA Style

Niculau EdS, Ferreira D, Rodrigues-Filho E, Behlau F, Magnani RF, Toffano L, Prieto EL, Fernandes JB, Silva MFdGFd. MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. Molecules. 2022; 27(24):8947. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248947

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Niculau, Edenilson dos Santos, Douglas Ferreira, Edson Rodrigues-Filho, Franklin Behlau, Rodrigo Facchini Magnani, Leonardo Toffano, Evandro Luis Prieto, João Batista Fernandes, and Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silva. 2022. "MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri" Molecules 27, no. 24: 8947. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248947

APA Style

Niculau, E. d. S., Ferreira, D., Rodrigues-Filho, E., Behlau, F., Magnani, R. F., Toffano, L., Prieto, E. L., Fernandes, J. B., & Silva, M. F. d. G. F. d. (2022). MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. Molecules, 27(24), 8947. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248947

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