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The RpfCG two-component system negatively regulates the colonization of sugar cane stalks by Free

Abstract

The genome of , the causal agent of sugar cane leaf scald, carries a gene cluster encoding a predicted quorum sensing system that is highly related to the diffusible signalling factor (DSF) systems of the plant pathogens and . In these latter pathogens, a cluster of regulation of pathogenicity factors () genes encodes the DSF system and is involved in control of various cellular processes. Mutation of , encoding a predicted DSF synthase, in Florida strain XaFL07-1 resulted in a small reduction of disease severity (DS). Single-knockout mutations of and (encoding a predicted DSF sensor and regulator, respectively) had no effect on DS or swimming motility of the pathogen. However, capacity of the pathogen to cause disease was slightly reduced and swimming motility was severely affected when and were both deleted. Similar results were obtained when the entire region was deleted. Surprisingly, when the pathogen was mutated in or (single or double mutations) it was able to colonize sugar cane spatially more efficiently than the wild-type. Mutation in alone did not affect the degree of spatial invasion. We conclude that the DSF signal contributes to symptom expression but not to invasion of sugar cane stalks by strain XaFL07-1, which is mainly controlled by the RpfCG two-component system.

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The RpfCG two-component system negatively regulates the colonization of sugar cane stalks by Xanthomonas albilineans
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