Recombination-prone bacterial strains form a reservoir from which epidemic clones emerge in agroecosystems

Aggressive Emerging Pathovars of Xanthomonas arboricola Represent Widespread Epidemic Clones Distinct from Poorly Pathogenic Strains, as Revealed by Multilocus Sequence Typing

(2015) Marion Fischer-Le Saux et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Phylogenetic and Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analyses Identify Nonpathogenic Xanthomonas arboricola Lineages Lacking the Canonical Type III Secretion System

(2015) Salwa Essakhi et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ecological genomics in Xanthomonas: the nature of genetic adaptation with homologous recombination and host shifts

(2015) Chao-Li Huang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

A TALE of Transposition: Tn 3 -Like Transposons Play a Major Role in the Spread of Pathogenicity Determinants of Xanthomonas citri and Other Xanthomonads

(2015) Rafael Marini Ferreira et al.   mBio

When virulence originates from non-agricultural hosts: New insights into plant breeding

(2014) Thibault Leroy et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000: A Model Pathogen for Probing Disease Susceptibility and Hormone Signaling in Plants

(2013) Xiu-Fang Xin et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Intersubspecific Recombination in Xylella fastidiosa Strains Native to the United States: Infection of Novel Hosts Associated with an Unsuccessful Invasion

(2013) Leonard Nunney et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic Relationships of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates from Clinical, Human Carrier, and Environmental Sources in Thailand, Determined by Multilocus Sequence Analysis

(2013) Chonchanok Theethakaew et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Nonagricultural reservoirs contribute to emergence and evolution ofPseudomonas syringaecrop pathogens

(2013) Caroline L. Monteil et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

First Report of Bacterial Spot Caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni on Japanese Plum in Taiwan

(2013) Y. M. Shen et al.   PLANT DISEASE

Xanthomonas arboricoladisease of hazelnut: current status and future perspectives for its management

(2013) J. R. Lamichhane et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Xanthomonas arboricolapv.fragariae: what's in a name?

(2013) J. Vandroemme et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Evolutionary History of the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis

(2013) Nadia Mhedbi-Hajri et al.   PLoS One

Pathogen–host–environment interplay and disease emergence

(2013) Anneke Engering et al.   Emerging Microbes & Infections

Phylogenetic Analysis and Polyphasic Characterization of Clavibacter michiganensis Strains Isolated from Tomato Seeds Reveal that Nonpathogenic Strains Are Distinct from C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

(2012) Marie-Agnès Jacques et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of homologous and non-homologous recombination in the genomic evolution of Escherichia coli

(2012) Xavier Didelot et al.   BMC GENOMICS

A multiplex-PCR assay for identification of the quarantine plant pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli

(2012) T. Boureau et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Type Three Effector Gene Distribution and Sequence Analysis Provide New Insights into the Pathogenicity of Plant-Pathogenic Xanthomonas arboricola

(2011) Ahmed Hajri et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sensing and adhesion are adaptive functions in the plant pathogenic xanthomonads

(2011) Nadia Mhedbi-Hajri et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Contrasting recombination patterns and demographic histories of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum inferred from MLSA

(2011) Emmanuel Wicker et al.   ISME Journal

XopR, a Type III Effector Secreted byXanthomonas oryzaepv.oryzae, Suppresses Microbe-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity inArabidopsis thaliana

(2011) Chiharu Akimoto-Tomiyama et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Extended MLST-based population genetics and phylogeny of Vibrio parahaemolyticus with high levels of recombination

(2010) Yanfeng Yan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

First Report on Almond in Europe of Bacterial Spot Disease of Stone Fruits Caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni

(2010) A. Palacio-Bielsa et al.   PLANT DISEASE

The evolution ofPseudomonas syringaehost specificity and type III effector repertoires

(2009) MAGDALEN LINDEBERG et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

A «Repertoire for Repertoire» Hypothesis: Repertoires of Type Three Effectors are Candidate Determinants of Host Specificity in Xanthomonas

(2009) Ahmed Hajri et al.   PLoS One

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Population Structure Revisited

(2009) Jean-Paul Pirnay et al.   PLoS One

Role of Intraspecies Recombination in the Spread of Pathogenicity Islands within the Escherichia coli Species

(2009) Sören Schubert et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Origins of Plant Pathogens in Agro-Ecosystems

(2008) Eva H. Stukenbrock et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

A comparison of homologous recombination rates in bacteria and archaea

(2008) Michiel Vos et al.   ISME Journal