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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Htut Zwe ◽  
Michelle Mei Zhen Ten ◽  
Xinyi Pang ◽  
Chun Hong Wong ◽  
Dan Li

Although conventionally considered an animal pathogen, recent evidence increasingly suggests that fresh produce may act as significant transmission vehicles and alternative hosts to Salmonella. This study reports the differential survivability of two genetically similar Salmonella Thompson strains (ST 889B and ST 688C) on the adaxial surface of pre-harvest basil (Ocimum basilicum) leaves. Upon inoculation, two distinct phenomena, a dried water-print or a macroscopic lesion, were observed within 24 h. ST 889B survived better than ST 688C on healthy-looking leaves without lesions, possibly due to its higher biofilm-forming ability. Both strains survived better on the leaves with lesions than on the healthy-looking leaves (ST 688C: 4.39 ± 0.68 vs. 2.18 ± 0.29; ST 889B: 4.78 ± 0.12 vs. 2.83 ± 0.18 log CFU per sample at 6 days post-inoculation). ST 889B caused the formation of lesions at a higher frequency [70/117 leaves (59.8%)] than ST 688C [35/96 leaves (36.5%)]. Thus, we highlighted two distinct Salmonella survival strategies in the basil pathosystem and demonstrated gene expression polymorphism (variations in the expression of the same set of genes) as an indispensable strategy in the colonization of plants as hosts by the human pathogens.


2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 2895-2901
Author(s):  
K. Liu ◽  
Y.Y. Wen ◽  
H.H. Liu ◽  
H.Y. Cao ◽  
X.Y. Dong ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
M.V. Silpa ◽  
T. Naicy ◽  
T. V. Aravindakshan ◽  
G. Radhika ◽  
J. Joan ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 797-810
Author(s):  
Rajdeep S. Khangura ◽  
Bala P. Venkata ◽  
Sandeep R. Marla ◽  
Michael V. Mickelbart ◽  
Singha Dhungana ◽  
...  

We previously demonstrated that maize (Zea mays) locus very oil yellow1 (vey1) encodes a putative cis-regulatory expression polymorphism at the magnesium chelatase subunit I gene (aka oil yellow1) that strongly modifies the chlorophyll content of the semi-dominant Oy1-N1989 mutants. The vey1 allele of Mo17 inbred line reduces chlorophyll content in the mutants leading to reduced photosynthetic output. Oy1-N1989 mutants in B73 reached reproductive maturity four days later than wild-type siblings. Enhancement of Oy1-N1989 by the Mo17 allele at the vey1 QTL delayed maturity further, resulting in detection of a flowering time QTL in two bi-parental mapping populations crossed to Oy1-N1989. The near isogenic lines of B73 harboring the vey1 allele from Mo17 delayed flowering of Oy1-N1989 mutants by twelve days. Just as previously observed for chlorophyll content, vey1 had no effect on reproductive maturity in the absence of the Oy1-N1989 allele. Loss of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Oy1-N1989 mutants and enhancement by vey1 reduced CO2 assimilation. We attempted to separate the effects of photosynthesis on the induction of flowering from a possible impact of chlorophyll metabolites and retrograde signaling by manually reducing leaf area. Removal of leaves, independent of the Oy1-N1989 mutant, delayed flowering but surprisingly reduced chlorophyll contents of emerging leaves. Thus, defoliation did not completely separate the identity of the signal(s) that regulates flowering time from changes in chlorophyll content in the foliage. These findings illustrate the necessity to explore the linkage between metabolism and the mechanisms that connect it to flowering time regulation.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajdeep S. Khangura ◽  
Bala P. Venkata ◽  
Sandeep R. Marla ◽  
Michael V. Mickelbart ◽  
Singha Dhungana ◽  
...  

AbstractWe previously demonstrated that maize (Zea mays) locusvery oil yellow1 (vey1)encodes a putative cis-regulatory expression polymorphism at the magnesium chelatase subunit I gene (akaoil yellow1) that strongly modifies the chlorophyll content of the semi-dominantOy1-N1989mutants. Thevey1allele of Mo17 inbred line reduces chlorophyll content in the mutants leading to reduced photosynthetic output.Oy1-N1989mutants in B73 reached reproductive maturity four days later than wild-type siblings. Enhancement ofOy1-N1989by the Mo17 allele at thevey1QTL delayed maturity further, resulting in detection of a flowering time QTL in two bi-parental mapping populations crossed toOy1-N1989. The near isogenic lines of B73 harboring thevey1allele from Mo17 delayed flowering ofOy1-N1989mutants by twelve days. Just as previously observed for chlorophyll content,vey1had no effect on reproductive maturity in the absence of theOy1-N1989allele. Loss of chlorophyll biosynthesis inOy1-N1989mutants and enhancement byvey1reduced CO2assimilation. We attempted to separate the effects of photosynthesis on the induction of flowering from a possible impact of chlorophyll metabolites and retrograde signaling by manually reducing leaf area. Removal of leaves, independent of theOy1-N1989mutant, delayed flowering but surprisingly reduced chlorophyll contents of emerging leaves. Thus, defoliation did not completely separate the identity of the signal(s) that regulates flowering time from changes in chlorophyll content in the foliage. These findings illustrate the necessity to explore the linkage between metabolism and the mechanisms that connect it to flowering time regulation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (1904) ◽  
pp. 20190660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Hill ◽  
Max Reuter ◽  
Alexander J. Stewart

Males and females have different reproductive roles and are often subject to contrasting selection pressures. This sexual antagonism can lead, at a given locus, to different alleles being favoured in each sex and, consequently, to genetic variation being maintained in a population. Although the presence of sexually antagonistic (SA) polymorphisms has been documented across a range of species, their evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. Here, we study SA selection on gene expression, which is fundamental to sexual dimorphism, via the evolution of regulatory binding sites. We show that for sites longer than 1 nucleotide, expression polymorphism is maintained only when intermediate expression levels are deleterious to both sexes. We then show that, in a regulatory cascade, expression polymorphism tends to become displaced over evolutionary time from the target of SA selection to upstream regulators. Our results have consequences for understanding the evolution of sexual dimorphism, and provide specific empirical predictions for the regulatory architecture of genes under SA selection.


2018 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. 480-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Badet ◽  
Ophélie Léger ◽  
Marielle Barascud ◽  
Derry Voisin ◽  
Pierre Sadon ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Pais ◽  
Kentaro Yoshida ◽  
Artemis Giannakopoulou ◽  
Mathieu A. Pel ◽  
Liliana M. Cano ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-603
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Rui Xie ◽  
Hejun Li ◽  
Zhengzheng Hu ◽  
Shiwei Wang ◽  
...  

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