Background The genetic basis of host specificity for animal and plant pathogenic bacteria
remains poorly understood. For plant pathogenic bacteria, host range is restricted to one or a …

The use of quantitative disease resistance ( QDR ) is a promising strategy for promoting
durable resistance to plant pathogens, but genes involved in QDR are largely unknown. To …

Deciphering mechanisms shaping bacterial diversity should help to build tools to predict the
emergence of infectious diseases. Xanthomonads are plant pathogenic bacteria found …

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a worldwide pest and a vector of
numerous plant viruses. B. tabaci is composed of dozens of morphologically indistinguishable …

Xanthomonas arboricola is a complex bacterial species which mainly attacks fruit trees and
is responsible for emerging diseases in Europe. It comprises seven pathovars ( X. arboricola …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) with small effects, which are pervasive in quantitative phenotypic
variation, are difficult to detect in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). To improve …

A new bacterial disease of Persian (English) walnut (Juglans regia) has been observed in
France. This disease, called vertical oozing canker (VOC), is characterized by vertical cankers …

The mechanisms determining the host range of X anthomonas are still undeciphered, despite
much interest in their potential roles in the evolution and emergence of plant pathogenic …

The pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the causal agent of
black rot of Brassicaceae, manipulates the physiology and the innate immunity of its hosts. …

‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso) is an emerging phytopathogenic bacterium
that causes significant crop losses worldwide. This bacterium has been identified in …