LD‐transpeptidases: the great unknown among the peptidoglycan cross‐linkers

A Aliashkevich, F Cava - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall is an essential polymer for the shape and viability of
bacteria. Its protective role is in great part provided by its mesh‐like character. Therefore, PG …

Challenges for Managing Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing Disease Pathogen): Current Control Measures and Future Directions

RA Blaustein, GL Lorca, M Teplitski - Phytopathology, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Huanglongbing (HLB;“citrus greening” disease) has caused significant damages to the
global citrus industry as it has become well established in leading citrus-producing regions …

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Encodes a Functional Salicylic Acid (SA) Hydroxylase That Degrades SA to Suppress Plant Defenses

J Li, Z Pang, P Trivedi, X Zhou, X Ying… - Molecular Plant …, 2017 - Am Phytopath Society
Pathogens from the fastidious, phloem-restricted 'Candidatus Liberibacter'species cause the
devastating Huanglongbing (HLB) disease in citrus worldwide and cause diseases on many …

Progress and Obstacles in Culturing 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the Bacterium Associated with Huanglongbing

MV Merfa, E Pérez-López, E Naranjo, M Jain… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
In recent decades,'Candidatus Liberibacter spp.'have emerged as a versatile group of
psyllid-vectored plant pathogens and endophytes capable of infecting a wide range of …

Field evaluation of plant defense inducers for the control of citrus huanglongbing

J Li, P Trivedi, N Wang - Phytopathology, 2016 - Am Phytopath Society
Huanglongbing (HLB) is currently the most economically devastating disease of citrus
worldwide and no established cure is available. Defense inducing compounds are able to …

Candidatus Liberibacter: From Movement, Host Responses, to Symptom Development of Citrus Huanglongbing

SS Pandey, C Hendrich, MO Andrade… - Phytopathology …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Candidatus Liberibacter spp. are fastidious α-proteobacteria that cause multiple diseases on
plant hosts of economic importance, including the most devastating citrus disease …

An Overview of the Mechanisms Against “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”: Virulence Targets, Citrus Defenses, and Microbiome

C Yang, V Ancona - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening, is the most destructive disease for citrus
worldwide. It is caused by the psyllid-transmitted, phloem-limited bacteria “Candidatus …

Localization and Distribution of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in Citrus and Periwinkle by Direct Tissue Blot Immuno Assay with an Anti-OmpA Polyclonal …

F Ding, Y Duan, C Paul, RH Brlansky, JS Hartung - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(CaLas), a non-cultured member of the α-proteobacteria,
is the causal agent of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB). Due to the difficulties of in vitro culture …

Nuclear Import of a Secreted “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Protein is Temperature Dependent and Contributes to Pathogenicity in Nicotiana benthamiana

X Liu, Y Fan, C Zhang, M Dai, X Wang… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”(CLas), one of the causal agents of citrus Huanglongbing
(HLB), secretes proteins with functions that are largely unknown. In this study, we …

A high-throughput system to identify inhibitors of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus transcription regulators

MJ Barnett, DE Solow-Cordero… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing (HLB), is the most devastating
disease of Citrus worldwide. This incurable disease is caused primarily by the bacterium …