Dissimilar gene repertoires of involved in the colonization of lesions and roots of .

and species are necrotrophic pathogens that macerate stems (blackleg disease) and tubers (soft rot disease) of . They proliferate by exploiting plant cell remains. They also colonize roots, even if no symptoms are observed.

Efficacy of Soft-Rot Disease Biocontrol Agents in the Inhibition of Production Field Pathogen Isolates.

The and bacterial species cause blackleg and soft-rot diseases on potato plants and tubers. Prophylactic actions are essential to conserve a high quality of seed potato tubers. Biocontrol approaches are emerging, but we need to know how efficient biocontrol agents are when facing the natural diversity of pathogens.

Pattern and causes of the establishment of the invasive bacterial potato pathogen Dickeya solani and of the maintenance of the resident pathogen D. dianthicola.

Invasive pathogens can be a threat when they affect human health, food production or ecosystem services, by displacing resident species, and we need to understand the cause of their establishment. We studied the patterns and causes of the establishment of the pathogen Dickeya solani that recently invaded potato agrosystems in Europe by assessing its invasion dynamics and its competitive ability against the closely related resident D. dianthicola species.

Diversity of Pectobacteriaceae Species in Potato Growing Regions in Northern Morocco.

Dickeya and Pectobacterium pathogens are causative agents of several diseases that affect many crops worldwide. This work investigated the species diversity of these pathogens in Morocco, where Dickeya pathogens have only been isolated from potato fields recently. To this end, samplings were conducted in three major potato growing areas over a three-year period (2015-2017).

Complete Genome Sequences of the Plant Pathogens RNS 08.23.3.1.A and RNS04.9.

spp. are bacterial pathogens causing soft-rot and blackleg diseases on a wide range of ornamental plants and crops. In this paper, we announce the PacBio complete genome sequences of the plant pathogens RNS 08.