Chemistry of phytotoxins associated with Streptomyces scabies the causal organism of potato common scab

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 834-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell R. King ◽  
C. Harold. Lawrence ◽  
Larry A. Calhoun
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1348-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenlong Cheng ◽  
Luke Bown ◽  
Brandon Piercey ◽  
Dawn R.D. Bignell

The potato common scab pathogen Streptomyces scabies produces N-coronafacoyl-l-isoleucine (CFA-Ile), which is a member of the coronafacoyl family of phytotoxins that are synthesized by multiple plant pathogenic bacteria. The CFA-Ile biosynthetic gene cluster contains a regulatory gene, cfaR, which directly controls the expression of the phytotoxin structural genes. In addition, a gene designated orf1 encodes a predicted ThiF family protein and is cotranscribed with cfaR, suggesting that it also plays a role in the regulation of CFA-Ile production. In this study, we demonstrated that CfaR is an essential activator of coronafacoyl phytotoxin production, while ORF1 is dispensable for phytotoxin production and may function as a helper protein for CfaR. We also showed that CFA-Ile inhibits the ability of CfaR to bind to the promoter region driving expression of the phytotoxin biosynthetic genes and that elevated CFA-Ile production by overexpression of both cfaR and orf1 in S. scabies increases the severity of disease symptoms induced by the pathogen during colonization of potato tuber tissue. Overall, our study reveals novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms controlling CFA-Ile production in S. scabies and it provides further evidence that CFA-Ile is an important virulence factor for this organism.


Plant Disease ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sarwar ◽  
Z. Latif ◽  
C. R. Osorio ◽  
C. Cabaleiro

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Waterer

The influence of soil pH on yields and grade-out due to tuber damage by common scab (Streptomyces scabies) was evaluated over multiple cropping seasons for potato (Solanum tuberosum) grown on land heavily infested with S. scabies. Soils with a native pH of 8.0 were adjusted to pH 7.0 to 9.0 using elemental sulfur as an acidulant and calcitic lime as the liming agent. There was little change in total tuber yields over this pH range, but the incidence and severity of scab lesions declined as the pH increased above 8.5. Marketable yields after grade-out to scab were highest at pH 9.0. This study demonstrates that in alkaline soils losses due to potato common scab may be managed by adjusting the soil pH to a point unfavorable to the scab organism. The economics of this type of pH change and its impact on subsequent crops need to be considered. Key words: Common scab, Streptomyces scabies, Solanum tuberosum, liming


1971 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Lapwood ◽  
L. W. Wellings ◽  
J. H. Hawkins

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 1379-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Li ◽  
Jingyu Liu ◽  
Damilola Adekunle ◽  
Luke Bown ◽  
Kapil Tahlan ◽  
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