Search Results - Fengquan Liu
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Kasugamycin disrupts membrane transport and reduces virulence in Pectobacterium aroidearum to control konjac soft rot
Published 2025-06-01Get full textAbstract Konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) is an important food crop and a traditional medicinal herb in China. However, bacterial soft rot poses a serious threat to konjac production and quality. In this study, we identified Pectobacterium aroidearum as the causative pathogen of soft rot in konjac and...
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Sigma factor 70 RpoD contributes to virulence by regulating cell motility, oxidative stress tolerance, and manipulating the expression of hrpG and hrpX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. or...
Published 2025-05-01Get full textXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial blight in rice, which reduces crop yield and leads to significant economic losses. Bacterial sigma (σ) factors are highly specialized proteins that allow RNA polymerase to recognize and bind to specific promoters. σ70 factors also regulate the exp...
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Lysobacter enzymogenes: A fully armed biocontrol warrior
Published 2025-01-01Get full textLysobacter enzymogenes is less-studied, but emerging as a powerful biocontrol bacterium producing multiple antimicrobial weapons including lytic enzymes, toxins, secondary metabolites and protein secretion systems. The loss of surface-attached flagellum, production of heat-stable antifungal factor (...
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