Molecular tools and mechanisms of rice-Xanthomonas oryzae interactions

摘要

Bacterial leaf blight(BLB)and bacterial leaf streak(BLS),caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae(Xoo)and X.oryzae pv.oryzicola(Xoc),respectively,lead to severe loss in yields and quality in most rice-growing areas around the world.As the staple crop and the model plant for biology research,characterizing the diseases of rice has great significance.It is crucial to elucidate the interaction between the pathogens and rice as well as the mechanisms of pathogenesis and resistance.The special topic of the three papers is the pathogenicity of plant pathogenic bacteria and host resistance to pathogens.