Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: ecological function and impact on soil aggregation

OYA Costa, JM Raaijmakers, EE Kuramae - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A wide range of microorganisms produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), highly
hydrated polymers that are mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. EPS …

Top 10 plant pathogenic bacteria in molecular plant pathology

J Mansfield, S Genin, S Magori… - Molecular plant …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many plant bacteriologists, if not all, feel that their particular microbe should appear in any
list of the most important bacterial plant pathogens. However, to our knowledge, no such list …

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in the environment, technology and medicine

HC Flemming, ED van Hullebusch, BJ Little… - Nature Reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Microbial biofilms exhibit a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS),
including polysaccharides, proteins, extracellular DNA and lipids. EPS promote interactions …

Review of Levan polysaccharide: From a century of past experiences to future prospects

ET Öner, L Hernández, J Combie - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Levan is a fascinating β-(2, 6)-linked fructose polymer with an unusual combination of
properties characterized in this review. In nature, levan is synthesized from sucrose by a …

The role of bacterial biofilms and surface components in plant-bacterial associations

PC Bogino, M de las Mercedes Oliva… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The role of bacterial surface components in combination with bacterial functional signals in
the process of biofilm formation has been increasingly studied in recent years. Plants …

Bacterial disease management: challenges, experience, innovation and future prospects: challenges in bacterial molecular plant pathology

GW Sundin, LF Castiblanco, X Yuan… - Molecular plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Plant diseases caused by bacterial pathogens place major constraints on crop production
and cause significant annual losses on a global scale. The attainment of consistent effective …

New Insights Into the Mechanisms and Biological Roles of D-Amino Acids in Complex Eco-Systems

A Aliashkevich, L Alvarez, F Cava - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the environment bacteria share their habitat with a great diversity of organisms, from
microbes to humans, animals and plants. In these complex communities, the production of …

Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: present status and future prospects

K Velmourougane, R Prasanna… - Journal of basic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial biofilms are a fascinating subject, due to their significant roles in the environment,
industry, and health. Advances in biochemical and molecular techniques have helped in …

Control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on apple trees with trunk-injected plant resistance inducers and antibiotics and assessment of induction of pathogenesis …

SG Aćimović, Q Zeng, GC McGhee… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Management of fire blight is complicated by limitations on use of antibiotics in agriculture,
antibiotic resistance development, and limited efficacy of alternative control agents. Even …

Virulence factors in the phytopathogen–host interactions: an overview

JGM Pontes, LS Fernandes… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Phytopathogens are responsible for great losses in agriculture, once they are able to subvert
or elude the host defense mechanisms through virulence factors secretion for their …