The<i>Clavibacter michiganensis</i>Subspecies: Molecular Investigation of Gram-Positive Bacterial Plant Pathogens

Eichenlaub, Rudolf; Gartemann, Karl-Heinz

doi:10.1146/annurev-phyto-072910-095258

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“…Wilting and stunting in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) are induced by C. michiganensis subsp. insidiosus (523). The severity of these diseases and the difficulty of controlling the spread of the corresponding pathogens has resulted in the pathogens being classified as quarantine organisms under the European Union Plant Health Legislation, as well as the laws of many other countries.…”

Section: Interactions Between Actinobacteria and Plantsmentioning

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Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

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Vatsa

Sanchez

et al. 2016

Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

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SUMMARYActinobacteriaare Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C DNA content that constitute one of the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. ManyActinobacteriahave a mycelial lifestyle and undergo complex morphological differentiation. They also have an extensive secondary metabolism and produce about two-thirds of all naturally derived antibiotics in current clinical use, as well as many anticancer, anthelmintic, and antifungal compounds. Consequently, these bacteria are of major importance for biotechnology, medicine, and agriculture.Actinobacteriaplay diverse roles in their associations with various higher organisms, since their members have adopted different lifestyles, and the phylum includes pathogens (notably, species ofCorynebacterium,Mycobacterium,Nocardia,Propionibacterium, andTropheryma), soil inhabitants (e.g.,MicromonosporaandStreptomycesspecies), plant commensals (e.g.,Frankiaspp.), and gastrointestinal commensals (Bifidobacteriumspp.).Actinobacteriaalso play an important role as symbionts and as pathogens in plant-associated microbial communities. This review presents an update on the biology of this important bacterial phylum.

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Section: Interactions Between Actinobacteria and Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

Barka

Vatsa

Sanchez

et al. 2016

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“…C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis spreads through the xylem vessels, eventually colonizing the whole plant and causing systemic infection, which leads to unilateral wilting of leaves, development of canker lesions, tissue disintegration, and plant death (17). We previously reported (18) that under in planta conditions, development of bacterial canker disease in tomato was reduced by inoculation with Pseudomonas brassicacearum LBUM300, which is able to produce both DAPG and HCN (19), but not by inoculation with its phlD-or hcnC-deficient isogenic mutant counterparts.…”

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Interaction between 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol- and Hydrogen Cyanide-Producing Pseudomonas brassicacearum LBUM300 and Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in the Tomato Rhizosphere

Paulin

Novinscak

Lanteigne

et al. 2017

Appl Environ Microbiol

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We have previously demonstrated that inoculation of tomato plants with 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG)-and hydrogen cyanide (HCN)-producing Pseudomonas brassicacearum LBUM300 could significantly reduce bacterial canker symptoms caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. In this study, in order to better characterize the population dynamics of LBUM300 in the rhizosphere of tomato plants, we characterized the role played by DAPG and HCN production by LBUM300 on rhizosphere colonization of healthy and C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis-infected tomato plants. The impact of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis presence on the expression of DAPG and HCN biosynthetic genes in the rhizosphere was also examined. In planta assays were performed using combinations of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and wild-type LBUM300 or DAPG (LBUM300ΔphlD) or HCN (LBUM300ΔhcnC) isogenic mutant strains. Populations of LBUM300 and phlD and hcnC gene expression levels were quantified in rhizosphere soil at several time points up to 264 h postinoculation using culture-independent quantitative PCR (qPCR) and reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) TaqMan assays, respectively. The presence of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis significantly increased rhizospheric populations of LBUM300. In C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis-infected tomato rhizospheres, the populations of wild-type LBUM300 and strain LBUM300ΔhcnC, both producing DAPG, were significantly higher than the population of strain LBUM300ΔphlD. A significant upregulation of phlD expression was observed in the presence of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, while hcnC expression was only slightly increased in the mutant strain LBUM300ΔphlD when C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis was present. Additionally, biofilm production was found to be significantly reduced in strain LBUM300ΔphlD compared to the wild-type and LBUM300ΔhcnC strains. IMPORTANCEThe results of this study suggest that C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis infection of tomato plants contributes to increasing rhizospheric populations of LBUM300, a biocontrol agent, as well as the overexpression of the DAPG biosynthetic operon in this bacterium. The increasing rhizospheric populations of LBUM300 represent one of the key factors in controlling C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato plants, as DAPG-producing bacteria have shown the ability to decrease bacterial canker symptoms in tomato plants. KEYWORDS Clavibacter michiganensis, DAPG, HCN, Pseudomonas, gene expression, rhizosphere, tomato

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“…It is one of the most important bacterial pathogens in tomato-producing areas worldwide. The economic threat posed by this disease and the difficulties encountered in attempts to control its spread have led to the inclusion of this pathogen in the quarantine list in the European Union (19; http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/listA2.htm) as well as in other countries (18). This pathogen is seed borne, and infected seeds are often considered the major inoculum source for longdistance spread and the cause of bacterial canker outbreaks (13,29,76).…”

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Phylogenetic Analysis and Polyphasic Characterization of Clavibacter michiganensis Strains Isolated from Tomato Seeds Reveal that Nonpathogenic Strains Are Distinct from C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

Martin

Durand

Orgeur

et al. 2012

Appl Environ Microbiol

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fThe genus Clavibacter comprises one species and five subspecies of plant-pathogenic bacteria, four of which are classified as quarantine organisms due to the high economic threat they pose. Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is one of the most important pathogens of tomato, but the recommended diagnostic tools are not satisfactory due to false-negative and/or -positive results. To provide a robust analysis of the genetic relatedness among a worldwide collection of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains, relatives (strains from the four other C. michiganensis subspecies), and nonpathogenic Clavibacter-like strains isolated from tomato, we performed multilocus sequence-based analysis and typing (MLSA and MLST) based on six housekeeping genes (atpD, dnaK, gyrB, ppK, recA, and rpoB). We compared this "framework" with phenotypic and genotypic characteristics such as pathogenicity on tomato, reaction to two antisera by immunofluorescence and to five PCR identification tests, and the presence of four genes encoding the main C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis pathogenicity determinants. We showed that C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is monophyletic and is distinct from its closest taxonomic neighbors. The nonpathogenic Clavibacter-like strains were identified as C. michiganensis using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. These strains, while cross-reacting with C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis identification tools, are phylogenetically distinct from the pathogenic strains but belong to the C. michiganensis clade. C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis clonal complexes linked strains from highly diverse geographical origins and also strains isolated over long periods of time in the same location. This illustrates the importance of seed transmission in the worldwide dispersion of this pathogen and its survival and adaptation abilities in a new environment once introduced.

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TheClavibacter michiganensisSubspecies: Molecular Investigation of Gram-Positive Bacterial Plant Pathogens

Cited by 175 publications

References 120 publications

Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

Interaction between 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol- and Hydrogen Cyanide-Producing Pseudomonas brassicacearum LBUM300 and Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in the Tomato Rhizosphere

Phylogenetic Analysis and Polyphasic Characterization of Clavibacter michiganensis Strains Isolated from Tomato Seeds Reveal that Nonpathogenic Strains Are Distinct from C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

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