Associations of Pantoea with Rice Plants: As Friends or Foes?

Pantoea species are gram-negative bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family, generally associated with plants, either as epiphytes or as pathogens. In the last decade, Pantoea species are being regarded as re-emerging pathogens that are the causal agents of various diseases in rice plants. Inheren...

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Main Authors: Doni, Febri, Mohd Suhaimi, Nurul Shamsinah, Irawan, Budi, Mohamed, Zulqarnain, Mispan, Muhamad Shakirin
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Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/26803/
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
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Summary:Pantoea species are gram-negative bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family, generally associated with plants, either as epiphytes or as pathogens. In the last decade, Pantoea species are being regarded as re-emerging pathogens that are the causal agents of various diseases in rice plants. Inherently, they are also known to be opportunistic plant symbionts having the capacity to enhance systemic resistance and increase the yield of rice plants. It is unclear how they can express both beneficial and pathogenic traits, and what factors influence and determine the outcome of a particular Pantoea-rice plant interaction. This review aims to compare the characteristics of rice plant-beneficial and pathogenic strains belonging to the Pantoea species and gain new insights, enabling distinction among the two types of plant-microbe interactions.