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Xanthomonas transcriptome inside cauliflower hydathodes reveals bacterial virulence strategies and physiological adaptation at early infection stages

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Abstract Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris ( Xcc ) bacterium is a seed-transmitted vascular pathogen causing black rot disease on cultivated and wild Brassicaceae. Xcc enters the plant tissues preferentially via hydathodes which are organs localized at leaf margins. In order to decipher both physiological and virulence strategies deployed by Xcc during early stages of infection, the transcriptomic profile of Xcc was analyzed three days after entry into cauliflower hydathodes. Despite the absence of visible plant tissue alterations and a bacterial biotrophic lifestyle, 18% of Xcc genes undergo a transcriptional reprogramming, including a striking repression of chemotaxis and motility functions. Xcc full repertoire of virulence factors was not yet activated but the expression of the 95-gene HrpG regulon, including genes coding for the type three secretion machinery important for suppression of plant immunity, was induced. The expression of genes involved in metabolic adaptations such as catabolism of plant compounds, transport functions, sulfur and phosphate metabolism was upregulated while limited stress responses were observed three days post infection. These transcriptomic observations give information about the nutritional and stress status of bacteria during the early biotrophic infection stages and help to decipher the adaptive strategy of Xcc to the hydathode environment.

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hal-03358284 , version 1 (29-09-2021)

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Laurent D. Noël, Julien S Luneau, Aude Cerutti, Brice Roux, Sébastien Carrère, et al.. Xanthomonas transcriptome inside cauliflower hydathodes reveals bacterial virulence strategies and physiological adaptation at early infection stages. 2021. ⟨hal-03358284⟩
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