Genomics and transcriptomics of Erwinia and Pantoea
Description
We study the diversity, plasmid diversity and functionality, and evolution of the invasive bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, cause of fire blight disease, and all related Erwinia species. Additionally, we investigate the biocontrol bacteria Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans using genomics and transcriptomics to elucidate mechanisms of action, increasing biocontrol activity and resolving biosafety concerns with these species. Working with collaborators in South Africa we are investigating the evolutionary genomics of beneficial and pathogenic Pantoea species.
Key Data
Projectlead
Project team
Project partners
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen; University of the Witwatersrand; University of Pretoria
Project status
completed, 07/2013 - 06/2023
Funding partner
Internal
Publications
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Genomic delineation and description of species and within-species lineages in the genus Pantoea
2023 Crosby, Katherine C.; Rojas, Mariah; Sharma, Parul; Johnson, Marcela A.; Mazloom, Reza; Kvitko, Brian H.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Venter, Stephanus N.; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Heath, Lenwood S.; Palmer, Marike; Vinatzer, Boris A.
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Comparative genomics to examine the endophytic potential of Pantoea agglomerans DAPP-PG 734
2022 Sulja, Arburon; Pothier, Joël F.; Blom, Jochen; Moretti, Chiaraluce; Buonaurio, Roberto; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.
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Synergistic interaction between the type III secretion system of the endophytic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans DAPP‐PG 734 and the virulence of the causal agent of olive knot Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi DAPP‐PG 722
2021 Moretti, Chiaraluce; Rezzonico, Fabio; Orfei, Benedetta; Cortese, Chiara; Moreno‐Pérez, Alba; van den Burg, Harrold A.; Onofri, Andrea; Firrao, Giuseppe; Ramos, Cayo; Smits, Theo H.M.; Buonaurio, Roberto
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Pantocin A, a peptide-derived antibiotic involved in biological control by plant-associated Pantoea species
2019 Smits, Theo H.M.; Duffy, Brion; Blom, Jochen; Ishimaru, Carol A.; Stockwell, Virginia O.
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Erwinia amylovora in the genomics era : from genomes to pathogen virulence, regulation, and disease control strategies
2017 Smits, Theo; Duffy, Brion; Sundin, George; Zhao, Youfu; Rezzonico, Fabio
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Erwinia species identification using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry
2017 Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pothier, Joël F.
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Phylogenomic resolution of the bacterial genus Pantoea and its relationship with Erwinia and Tatumella
2017 Palmer, Marike; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Coetzee, Martin P.A.; Chan, Wai-Yin; van Zyl, Elritha; De Maayer, Pieter; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Duffy, Brion; Venter, Stephanus N.
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Role of the type VI secretion systems during disease interactions of Erwinia amylovora with its plant host
2017 Kamber, Tim; Pothier, Joël; Pelludat, Cosima; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo
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The histidine-reversible antibiotic herbicolin O produced by Pantoea vagans C9-1 is pantocin A
2017 Ishimaru, Carol; Lansdell, Teresa A.; Clardy, Jon; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo H.M.
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Phylogenomic, pan-genomic, pathogenomic and evolutionary genomic insights into the agronomically relevant enterobacteria Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea stewartii
2017 De Maayer, Pieter; Aliyu, Habibu; Vikram, Surendra; Blom, Jochen; Duffy, Brion; Cowan, Don A.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Venter, Stephanus N.; Coutinho, Teresa A.
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Erwinia gerundensis sp. nov. : a cosmopolitan epiphyte originally isolated from pome fruit trees
2016 Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; Born, Yannick; Blom, Jochen; Frey, Jürg E.; Goesmann, Alexander; Cleenwerck, Ilse; de Vos, Paul; Bonaterra, Anna; Duffy, Brion; Montesinos, Emilio
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Fire blight disease reactome : RNA-seq transcriptional profile of apple host plant defence responses to Erwinia amylovora pathogen infection
2016 Kamber, Tim; Buchmann, Jan P.; Pothier, Joël; Smits, Theo; Wicker, Thomas; Duffy, Brion
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Draft genome sequence of the commercial biocontrol strain Pantoea agglomerans P10c
2015 Smits, Theo H.M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Abelli, Azzurra; Kron Morelli, Roberto; Vanneste, Joël L.; Duffy, Brion
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Integrative conjugative elements of the ICEPan family play a potential role in Pantoea ananatis ecological diversification and antibiosis
2015 De Maayer, Pieter; Chan, Wai-Yin; Martin, Douglas A.; Blom, Jochen; Venter, Stephanus N.; Duffy, Brion; Cowan, Don A.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Coutinho, Teresa A.
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Draft genome sequences for the onion center roth pathogen Pantoea ananatis PA4 and maize brown stalk rot pathogen P. ananatis BD442
2014 Weller-Stuart, Tania; Chan, Wai-Yin; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Venter, Stephanus N.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Duffy, Brion; Goszczynska, Teresa; Cowan, Don A.; de Maayer, Pieter
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A novel plasmid pEA68 of Erwinia amylovora and the description of a new family of plasmids
2014 Ismail, Emadeldeen; Blom, Jochen; Bultreys, Alain; Ivanovic, Milan; Obradovic, Aleksa; van Doorn, Joop; Bergsma-Vlami, Maria; Maes, Martine; Willems, Anne; Duffy, Brion; Stockwell, Virginia O.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pulawska, Joanna
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Proceedings of the 13th international workshop on fire blight
2014
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Comparative genomics of 12 strains of Erwinia amylovora identifies a pan-genome with a large conserved core
2013 Mann, Rachel A.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Bühlmann, Andreas; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Frey, Jürg E.; Plummer, Kim M.; Beer, Steven V.; Luck, Joanne; Duffy, Brion; Rodoni, Brendan
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Complete sequence of Erwinia piriflorinigrans plasmids pEPIR37 and pEPIR5 and role of pEPIR37 in pathogen virulence
2013 Barbé, Silva; Llop, Pablo; Blom, Jochen; Cabrefiga, Jose; Goesmann, Alexander; Duffy, Brion; Montesinos, E.; Smits, Theo H.M.; López, M. M.
