Interactions of free-living amoebae with rice bacterial pathogens Xanthomonas oryzae pathovars oryzae and oryzicola.

BACKGROUND:Free-living amoebae (FLA) are voracious feeders, consuming bacteria and other microbes during colonization of the phytobiome. FLA are also known to secrete bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic compounds into their growth environment. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Here, we explore the impa...

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Main Authors: John J Long, Courtney E Jahn, Andrea Sánchez-Hidalgo, William Wheat, Mary Jackson, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Jan E Leach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6108499?pdf=render