A "Repertoire for Repertoire" hypothesis : Repertoires of type three effectors are candidate determinants of host specificity in Xanthomonas

Ahmed Hajri (1) , Chrystelle Brin (1) , Gilles Hunault (2) , Frédéric Lardeux (2) , Christophe Lemaire (3) , Charles Manceau (1) , Tristan Boureau (3) , Stéphane Poussier (4)

1 DPT SPE - Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement
2 Département d'Informatique
3 Département de Biologie
4 PaVé - Pathologie Végétale

BACKGROUND: The genetic basis of host specificity for animal and plant pathogenic bacteria remains poorly understood. For plant pathogenic bacteria, host range is restricted to one or a few host plant species reflecting a tight adaptation to specific host

Mots clés: Type iii effector; xanthomonas axonopodis; host specificity; phylogenetics; bacteries phytopathogenes; specificite d'hote; virulence; effecteurs de type iii; Phylogénétique

Domaines: Génétique des plantes

Ahmed Hajri, Chrystelle Brin, Gilles Hunault, Frédéric Lardeux, Christophe Lemaire, et al.. A "Repertoire for Repertoire" hypothesis : Repertoires of type three effectors are candidate determinants of host specificity in Xanthomonas. PLoS ONE, 2009, 4 (8), 21 p. ⟨hal-00729932⟩