Virulence Strategies of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2020) | Viewed by 806
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bacterial virulence; proteomics; pleiotrophic effects; xanthomonas spp.; acidovorax spp.; erwinia spp.
Interests: Pseudomonas spp.; Erwinia spp.; Streptomyces spp.; effectors; PAMP-triggered-immunity; effector-triggered-immunity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant diseases caused by bacterial pathogens are major threats to food production. Therefore, bacterial diseases on plants have to be controlled to supply food for humans. To control bacterial diseases in plants, virulence strategies in plant pathogenic bacteria have to be elucidated because successful bacterial pathogens must have specific virulence mechanisms to infect host plants. Although divers mechanisms/factors related to virulence have been characterized, it is still unclear how they cause plant diseases. Therefore, elucidation of virulence mechanisms/factors and their functions in plant pathogenic bacteria is indispensable for controlling plant diseases and understanding survival strategies in plant pathogenic bacteria.
In this Special Issue, articles (original research papers, perspectives, and reviews) focused on bacterial virulence mechanisms in diverse views are welcome. For example, how can these mechanisms cause disease and overcome disease resistant responses in plants? What kind of virulence factors have they and what are their functions? How do bacterial pathogens interact with host plants? The scope of this Special Issue covers genetics, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, and related interdisciplinary aspects in bacterial virulence. In addition, omics-based approaches are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Sang-Wook Han
Prof. Dr. Duck-Hwan Park
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- omic-based analysis
- virulence mechanisms/factors
- effectors
- crops
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