Publications by authors named "Jiyuan Bao"

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  • A study examined how two biocontrol bacteria, Allorhizobium vitis VAR03-1 and Pseudomonas protegens Cab57, colonize the rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana and how their growth patterns are affected by nutrient availability.
  • VAR03-1 was found to proliferate away from the roots when sucrose was added to the agar, while Cab57 only grew on the root surface and was dependent on both sucrose and organic acids.
  • Excess growth of these bacteria inhibited plant growth, indicating that specific nutrient requirements influence their habitat in the rhizosphere and that root-released nutrients may limit beneficial microbiota.
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Tailocins are headless phage tail structures that mediate interbacterial antagonism. Although the prototypical tailocins, R- and F-pyocins, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and other predominantly R-type tailocins have been studied, their presence in Alphaproteobacteria remains unexplored. Here, we report the first alphaproteobacterial F-type tailocin, named rhizoviticin, as a determinant of the biocontrol activity of Allorhizobium vitis VAR03-1 against crown gall.

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Small RNAs (sRNAs) play important roles in various biological processes by silencing their corresponding target genes in most eukaryotes. However, cross-kingdom regulation mediated by fungal microRNA-like RNAs (milRNAs) in plant-pathogen interactions is still largely unknown. Using molecular, genetic, histological, and biochemical approaches, we found that the apple tree Valsa canker pathogen Valsa mali milRNA Vm-milR1 could suppress the host immunity by silencing two host receptor-like kinase genes, MdRLKT1 and MdRLKT2.

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MicroRNAs play important roles in the regulation of gene expression in plants and animals. However, little information is known about the action mechanism and function of fungal microRNA-like RNAs (milRNAs). In this study, combining deep sequencing, molecular and histological assays, milRNAs and their targets in the phytopathogenic fungus Valsa mali were isolated and identified.

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