Citrus Huanglongbing is a pathogen-triggered immune disease that can be mitigated with antioxidants and gibberellin

Wenxiu Ma; Zhiqian Pang; Xiaoen Huang; Jin Xu; Sheo Shankar Pandey; Jinyun Li; Diann S. Achor; Fernanda N. C. Vasconcelos; Connor Hendrich; Yixiao Huang; Wenting Wang; Donghwan Lee; Daniel Stanton; Nian Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28189-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Citrus Huanglongbing is a pathogen-triggered immune disease that can be mitigated with antioxidants and gibberellin

Wenxiu Ma,
Zhiqian Pang,
Xiaoen Huang,
Jin Xu,
Sheo Shankar Pandey,
Jinyun Li,
Diann S. Achor,
Fernanda N. C. Vasconcelos,
Connor Hendrich,
Yixiao Huang,
Wenting Wang,
Donghwan Lee,
Daniel Stanton,
Nian Wang

Affiliations

Wenxiu Ma: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Zhiqian Pang: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Xiaoen Huang: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Jin Xu: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Sheo Shankar Pandey: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Jinyun Li: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Diann S. Achor: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Fernanda N. C. Vasconcelos: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Connor Hendrich: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Yixiao Huang: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Wenting Wang: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Donghwan Lee: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Daniel Stanton: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida
Nian Wang: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28189-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Huanglongbing is a devastating disease of citrus, caused by phloem-colonizing bacteria. Here, the authors present evidence that the disease is the result of an exacerbated immune response to the infection, including production of reactive oxygen species, and that antioxidants and a growth-promoting hormone can mitigate disease symptoms.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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