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Verticillium wilt severely impacts potato production, necessitating eco-friendly control strategies. This study used 16S sequencing to analyze bacterial communities in potatoes and fungi before and after inoculation with Vn011, the Verticillium wilt pathogen. Inoculation increased abundance in potato stems from 0.26% to 1.64%. Importantly, was absent in the long term laboratory-maintained fungal strain Vn011 but represented 90.95% of the bacterial community in the freshly isolated fungal strain Vn011 from potato plants. Therefore, a strain, 4, isolated from Vn011, was found to inhibit , promote potato growth, and reduce the disease index from 0.9 to 0.09 in coinoculation assays. Transcriptome analysis suggested that 4 suppresses Vn011 by targeting its branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthesis pathway, with growth inhibition reversed by BCAA supplementation. This study reveals as a promising biocontrol agent against potato Verticillium wilt and highlights the BCAA pathway as a novel target for disease management.
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Genes (Basel)
July 2025
National Cotton Engineering Technology Research Center, Cotton Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China.
Background: In recent years, changes in climate conditions and long-term continuous cropping have led to the increased occurrence of Verticillium wilt in various cotton-growing regions, causing significant economic losses in cotton production. Research has shown that volatile substances are closely linked to plant disease resistance; however, studies on their roles in the response of cotton to Verticillium wilt, including their relationship with gene regulation, are limited.
Methods: In this study, the transcriptomes and metabolomes of Xinluzao 57 (a highly susceptible Verticillium wilt variety) and 192,868 (a highly resistant Verticillium wilt variety) were sequenced at different time points after inoculation with Verticillium wilt.
J Fungi (Basel)
August 2025
Key Laboratory of Oasis Agricultural Pest Management and Plant Protection Resources Utilization, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.
The soil-borne fungal pathogen causes devastating vascular wilt disease in numerous crops, including cotton. In this study, we reveal that , a highly conserved sarcosine oxidase gene, is significantly upregulated during host infection and plays a multifaceted role in fungal physiology and pathogenicity. Functional deletion of leads to increased fungal virulence, accompanied by enhanced microsclerotia formation, elevated carbon source utilization, and pronounced upregulation of effector genes, including over 50 predicted secreted proteins genes.
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September 2025
Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Verticillium wilt severely impacts potato production, necessitating eco-friendly control strategies. This study used 16S sequencing to analyze bacterial communities in potatoes and fungi before and after inoculation with Vn011, the Verticillium wilt pathogen. Inoculation increased abundance in potato stems from 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Physiol Biochem
August 2025
College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. Electronic address:
Verticillium dahliae is a widespread and destructive soilborne fungus that causes vascular wilt disease, significantly reducing cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) yield and quality. Cotton's xyloglucan-specific endoglucanase inhibitor protein (GhXEGIP1) has demonstrated effectiveness against the fungal glycoside hydrolase VdEG1, a member of the glycoside hydrolase family 12. However, the mechanisms underlying GhXEGIP1's defense against V.
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July 2025
Key Laboratory at the Universities of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Oasis Agricultural Pest Management and Plant Protection Resource Utilization, Agriculture College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Introduction: wilt, caused by , is one of the most devastating diseases affecting global cotton () production. Given the limited effectiveness of chemical control measures and the polygenic nature of resistance, elucidating the key genetic determinants is imperative for the development of resistant cultivars. In this study, we aimed to dissect the temporal transcriptional dynamics and regulatory mechanisms underlying response to infection.
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