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Review

Bacterium-Mediated RNA Interference: Potential Application in Plant Protection

by
Simon Goodfellow
1,2,*,
Daai Zhang
1,2,
Ming-Bo Wang
2 and
Ren Zhang
1
1
School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
2
CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Plants 2019, 8(12), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120572
Submission received: 1 October 2019 / Revised: 26 November 2019 / Accepted: 27 November 2019 / Published: 5 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue RNAs and Plant Disease Resistance)
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Abstract

RNAi has emerged as a promising tool for targeting agricultural pests and pathogens and could provide an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional means of control. However, the deployment of this technology is still limited by a lack of suitable exogenous- or externally applied delivery mechanisms. Numerous means of overcoming this limitation are being explored. One such method, bacterium-mediated RNA interference, or bmRNAi, has been explored in other systems and shows great potential for application to agriculture. Here, we review the current state of bmRNAi, examine the technical limitations and possible improvements, and discuss its potential applications in crop protection.
Keywords: RNA interference; plant protection; disease control; bacterial-mediated RNAi RNA interference; plant protection; disease control; bacterial-mediated RNAi

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Goodfellow, S.; Zhang, D.; Wang, M.-B.; Zhang, R. Bacterium-Mediated RNA Interference: Potential Application in Plant Protection. Plants 2019, 8, 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120572

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Goodfellow S, Zhang D, Wang M-B, Zhang R. Bacterium-Mediated RNA Interference: Potential Application in Plant Protection. Plants. 2019; 8(12):572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120572

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Goodfellow, Simon, Daai Zhang, Ming-Bo Wang, and Ren Zhang. 2019. "Bacterium-Mediated RNA Interference: Potential Application in Plant Protection" Plants 8, no. 12: 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120572

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Goodfellow, S., Zhang, D., Wang, M.-B., & Zhang, R. (2019). Bacterium-Mediated RNA Interference: Potential Application in Plant Protection. Plants, 8(12), 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120572

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