Publications by authors named "Mounira Elbaz"
Article Synopsis
- - Ralstonia solanacearum includes a diverse range of strains that cause bacterial wilt diseases in many plant species, significantly affecting economies and agriculture across the globe.
- - Recent genome sequencing of three tomato wilt pathogens revealed conserved genetic features, yet also highlighted new traits likely gained through horizontal gene transfer, indicating faster evolution of virulence-related genes.
- - The study enhances our understanding of how different strains of R. solanacearum differentiate and adapt to various plants and environments, which is crucial for developing effective control measures against these pathogens.
Transposon mutagenesis reveals differential pathogenesis of Ralstonia solanacearum on tomato and Arabidopsis.
Mol Plant Microbe Interact
September 2008
Ralstonia solanacearum causes a deadly wilting disease on a wide range of crops. To elucidate pathogenesis of this bacterium in different host plants, we set out to identify R. solanacearum genes involved in pathogenesis by screening random transposon insertion mutants of a highly virulent strain, Pss190, on tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana.
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