Bacteria in the genus Xanthomonas infect a wide range of crops and wild plants, with most
species responsible for plant diseases that have a global economic and environmental …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) causes the increasingly important disease bacterial
leaf streak of rice (BLS) in part by type III delivery of repeat-rich transcription activator-like …

Pathogen-injected, direct transcriptional activators of host genes, TAL (transcription activator-
like) effectors play determinative roles in plant diseases caused by Xanthomonas spp. A …

Cashew's (Anacardium occidentale L.) production in Burkina Faso suffers from several biotic
constraints. The aim of this study was to inventory the diseases associated with the tree …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) that confer broad‐spectrum resistance (BSR), or resistance that
is effective against multiple and diverse plant pathogens, have been elusive targets of crop …

Crop diseases are responsible for considerable yield losses worldwide and particularly in
sub-Saharan Africa. To implement efficient disease control measures, detection of the …

Simultaneous infection of a single plant by various pathogen species is increasingly
recognized as an important modulator of host resistance and a driver of pathogen evolution …

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are ubiquitous bacterial systems that may function in genome
maintenance and metabolic stress management, but are also thought to play a role in …

Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of plants and animals employ type III secreted effectors
to suppress innate immunity. Most characterized effectors work through modification of host …

Molecular diagnostics for crop diseases can enhance food security by enabling the rapid
identification of threatening pathogens and providing critical information for the deployment …