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Engineering the bacterial nutrition strategy to control plant diseases

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This commentary on Wang et al. (2025) and Phan et al. (2025) highlights previously undiscovered Xanthomonas pathways for nutrition acquisition, explains how Xanthomonas bacteria hijack host molecular machinery through their effector proteins, and discusses how these studies can be used to develop new disease resistance mechanisms.

Source: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

DOI: 10.1111/jipb.70169

Authors: Muhammad Arslan Mahmood, Shahid Mansoor, Muhammad Naveed Aslam

Institutions: Australian National University, University of Karachi, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Tsinghua University

Language: English

Topic: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000