Current situation of fire blight in China

W Sun, P Gong, Y Zhao, L Ming, Q Zeng… - Phytopathology …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Fire blight, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating
disease that occurs on rosaceous plants, including pears and apples. E. amylovora is …

Biological control of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora using bacteriophages

S Gayder, S Kammerecker, L Fieseler - Journal of Plant Pathology, 2024 - Springer
Bacteriophages offer unique benefits for the specific control of Erwinia amylovora, the
causative agent of fire blight in pome fruit. Unfortunately, the majority of described phages …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative genomic analysis of Erwinia amylovora reveals novel insights in phylogenetic arrangement, plasmid diversity, and streptomycin resistance

M Parcey, S Gayder, V Morley-Senkler, G Bakkeren… - Genomics, 2020 - Elsevier
Erwinia amylovora is a destructive pathogen of Rosaceous plants and an economic concern
worldwide. Herein, we report 93 new E. amylovora genomes from North America, Europe …

Burning questions for fire blight research: I. Genomics and evolution of Erwinia amylovora and analyses of host-pathogen interactions

F Rezzonico, OF Emeriewen, Q Zeng, A Peil… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, continues to be a
devastating disease affecting commercial apple and pear plantings in almost all areas of the …

A haplotype resolved chromosome‐scale assembly of North American wild apple Malus fusca and comparative genomics of the fire blight Mfu10 locus

BN Mansfeld, A Yocca, S Ou, A Harkess… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Significance Statement We present a high‐quality, haplotype‐resolved, chromosome‐scale
genome assembly and annotation for Malus fusca, a wild relative of the commercial apple …

[HTML][HTML] First European Erwinia amylovora lytic bacteriophage cocktails effective in the host: Characterization and prospects for fire blight biocontrol

EG Biosca, R Delgado Santander, F Morán… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fire blight, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a highly
contagious and difficult-to-control disease due to its efficient dissemination and survival and …

A Novel IncX Plasmid Mediates High-Level Oxytetracycline and Streptomycin Resistance in Erwinia amylovora from Commercial Pear Orchards in California

GW Sundin, J Peng, LE Brown, Q Zeng… - …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Isolates of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora with high-level resistance to
oxytetracycline (minimal inhibitory concentration [MIC]> 100 μg/ml) and to streptomycin …

CRISPR genoty** as complementary tool for epidemiological surveillance of Erwinia amylovora outbreaks

RJ Mendes, JP Luz, C Santos, F Tavares - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Fire blight is a destructive plant disease caused by Erwinia amylovora affecting pome fruit
trees, and responsible for large yield declines, long phytosanitary confinements, and high …

Novel approach toward the understanding of genetic diversity based on the two types of amino acid repeats in Erwinia amylovora

H Ham, DS Park - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Erwinia amylovora is a notorious plant pathogenic bacterium of global concern that has
devastated the apple and pear production industry worldwide. Nevertheless, the …

Effectors, chaperones, and harpins of the Type III secretion system in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora: a review

X Yuan, MT Hulin, GW Sundin - Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021 - Springer
Erwinia amylovora is a plant pathogenic bacterium that causes the disease fire blight in a
wide range of Rosaceous plants including apples and pears. This pathogen utilizes the …