Validation of an in vitro system for studies of pathogenicity mechanisms in Xanthomonas campestris (original) (raw)

2017, FEMS microbiology letters

Several minimal media capable of inducing pathogenicity genes have been used to study plant-pathogen interactions. An in planta assay to study a closer interaction between the bacteria and the host was also developed and has been employed by our group. In order to determine whether growth medium could be improved to better approximate in planta conditions beyond that offered by the defined minimal medium XVM1, we compared the expression of twenty Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) genes by qRT-PCR under in vivo (bacteria recovered from the plant) and in vitro (rich medium NYG, minimal medium XVM1 and XVM1 + leaf extract) growth systems. The results showed a higher expression level of the genes in the in planta system when compared to growth in culture media. In planta growth is closest to a real interaction condition and captures the complexity of the plant cell environment; however, this system has some limitations. The main finding of our work is that the addition of plan...

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