Chemotaxis enables microorganisms to move according to chemical gradients. Although
this process requires substantial cellular energy, it also affords key physiological benefits …

Soft-rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE), which belong to the genera Pectobacterium and
Dickeya, consist mainly of broad host-range pathogens that cause wilt, rot, and blackleg …

Colonization of plant roots by Bacillus subtilis is mutually beneficial to plants and bacteria.
Plants can secrete up to 30% of their fixed carbon via root exudates, thereby feeding the …

Edible plant fruits are safe raw materials free of toxicants and rich in biomolecules for
reducing metal ions and stabilizing nanoparticles. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) and …

This book covers a wide range of aspects relating to the biology of the most common soft rot
bacteria, currently classified in the genera Pectobacterium and Dickeya within the family …

The pectinolytic D ickeya spp. are soft‐rot G ram‐negative bacteria that cause severe
disease in a wide range of plant species. In recent years, there has been an increase in the …

Highlights•Plant cell walls are dynamic defensive structures that pathogens must overcome
to colonise plant tissues.•Plant cell walls are hydrolysed by cell wall degrading enzymes …

Phytopathogens have evolved specialized pathogenicity determinants that enable them to
colonize their specific plant hosts and cause disease, but their intimate associations with …

Foliar bacterial pathogens have to penetrate the plant tissue and access the interior of the
apoplast in order to initiate the pathogenic phase. The entry process is driven by chemotaxis …

The soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) infect a wide range of plants worldwide and cause
economic damage to crops and ornamentals but can also colonize other plants as part of …