Phage PBR31: Classifying the Unclassifiable.

The ability of bacteriophages to destroy bacteria has made them the subject of extensive research. Interest in bacteriophages has recently increased due to the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, although genomic research has not kept pace with the growth of genomic data. Genomic analysis and, especially, the taxonomic description of bacteriophages are often difficult due to the peculiarities of the evolution of bacteriophages, which often includes the horizontal transfer of genes and genomic modules.

Phytopathogenic Strains Circulating on Leguminous Plants, Alternative Hosts and Weeds in Russia.

Many bacterial plant pathogens have a broad host range important for their life cycle. Alternate hosts from plant families other than the main (primary) host support the survival and dissemination of the pathogen population even in absence of main host plants. Metabolic peculiarities of main and alternative host plants can affect genetic diversity within and between the pathogen populations isolated from those plants.

Characterisation of New Phage Murka with the Potential of pv. Control.

Phages of phytopathogenic bacteria are considered to be promising agents for the biological control of bacterial diseases in plants. This paper reports on the isolation and characterisation of a new pv. phage, Murka.

First report of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens causing bacterial tan spot of soybean in Russia.

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (H.) Collins & Jones is known as a pathogen of different legume crops, including soybean (Glycine max (L.

Using of Essential Oils and Plant Extracts against pv. and pv. on Soybean.

The bacteria pv. (Coerper, 1919; Gardan et al., 1992) (Psg) and pv.

First Report of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens Causing Bacterial Wilt and Blight on Sunflower in Russia.

In the summer of 2018, wilt and leaf spots were observed on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants in fields near Kursk (51.74°N, 36.

Ayka, a Novel Bacteriophage, Provides Protection against Soybean Bacterial Wilt and Tan Spot.

Diseases caused by the Gram-positive bacterium pv. (Cff) inflict substantial economic losses in soybean cultivation. Use of specific bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) for treatment of seeds and plants to prevent the development of bacterial infections is a promising approach for bioprotection in agriculture.

Bacteriophage Control of pv. in Soybean.

Bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) have been considered as potential agents for the biological control of bacterial phytopathogens due to their safety and host specificity pv. (Psg) is a causative agent of the bacterial spotting of soybean (). The harm caused by this bacterium to crop production and the development of antibiotic resistance in Psg and other pathogenic microorganisms has led to the pursuit of alternative management strategies.