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Biocontrol activity of three Pseudomonas in a newly assembled collection of Phytophthora infestans isolates

De Vrieze, Mout ; Gloor, Ramona ; Massana Codina, Josep ; Torriani, Stefano ; Gindro, Katia ; L?Haridon, Floriane ; Bailly, Aurélien ; Weisskopf, Laure

In: Phytopathology, 2019, vol. 109, no. 9, p. 1555–1565

Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans constitutes the greatest threat to potato production worldwide. Considering the increasing concerns regarding the emergence of novel fungicide-resistant genotypes and the general demand for reducing inputs of synthetic and copper-based fungicides, the need for alternative control methods is acute. Several bacterial antagonists have...

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The cuticle mutant eca2 modifies plant defense responses to biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens and herbivory insects

Blanc, Catherine ; Coluccia, Fania ; L?Haridon, Floriane ; Torres, Martha ; Ortiz-Berrocal, Marlene ; Stahl, Elia ; Reymond, Philippe ; Schreiber, Lukas ; Nawrath, Christiane ; Métraux, Jean-Pierre ; Serrano, Mario

In: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2017, vol. 31, no. 3, p. 344–355

We isolated previously several Arabidopsis thaliana mutants with constitutive expression of the early microbe-associated molecular pattern–induced gene ATL2, named eca (expresión constitutiva de ATL2). Here, we further explored the interaction of eca mutants with pest and pathogens. Of all eca mutants, eca2 was more resistant to a fungal pathogen (Botrytis cinerea) and a bacterial pathogen...