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PLOS ONE
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151169
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- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China [QN2013007]
- Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China [2014JQ2-3011]
- Education Ministry of China [B07049]
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Kiwifruit bacterial canker, an economically important disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), has caused severe losses in all major areas of kiwifruit cultivation. Using a GFPuv-labeled strain of Psa, we monitored the invasion, colonization, and movement of the pathogen in kiwifruit twigs, leaves and veins. The pathogen can invade twigs through both wounds and natural openings; the highest number of Psa is obtained in cut tissues. We determined that, following spray inoculation, Psa-GFPuv could infect leaves and cause lesions in the presence and absence of wounds. Light and transmission electron microscopic observations showed that bacterial cells colonize both phloem and xylem vessels. Bacterial infection resulted in marked alterations of host tissues including the disintegration of organelles and degeneration of protoplasts and cell walls. Furthermore, low temperature was conducive to colonization and movement of Psa-GFPuv in kiwifruit tissues. Indeed, the pathogen migrated faster at 4 degrees C than at 16 degrees C or 25 degrees C in twigs. However, the optimum temperature for colonization and movement of Psa in leaf veins was 16 degrees C. Our results, revealing a better understanding of the Psa infection process, might contribute to develop more efficacious disease management strategies.
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