@article{fdi:010090242,
  title = {{C}omparative genomics identifies conserved and variable {TAL} effectors in {A}frican strains of the cotton pathogen {X}anthomonas citri pv. malvacearum},
  author = {{P}{\'e}rez-{Q}uintero, {A}. {L}. and {R}odriguez, {R}. {L}. {M}. and {C}uesta-{M}orrondo, {S}. and {H}akalová, {E}. and {B}etancurt-{A}nzola, {D}. and {V}alera, {L}. {C}. {C}. and {C}ardenas, {L}. {A}. {C}. and {M}atiz-{C}{\'e}ron, {L}. and {J}acobs, {J}. {M}. and {R}oman-{R}eyna, {V}. and {M}uñoz, {A}. {R}. and {G}iraldo, {A}. {J}. {B}. and {K}oebnik, {R}alf},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}trains of {X}anthomonas citri pv. malvacearum cause bacterial blight of cotton, a potentially serious threat to cotton production worldwide, including in sub-{S}aharan countries. {D}evelopment of disease symptoms, such as water soaking, has been linked to the activity of a class of type 3 effectors, called transcription activator-like ({TAL}) effectors, which induce susceptibility genes in the host's cells. {T}o gain further insight into the global diversity of the pathogen, to elucidate their repertoires of {TAL} effector genes, and to better understand the evolution of these genes in the cotton-pathogenic xanthomonads, we sequenced the genomes of three {A}frican strains of {X}. citri pv. malvacearum using nanopore technology. {W}e show that the cotton-pathogenic pathovar of {X}. citri is a monophyletic lineage containing at least three distinct genetic subclades, which appear to be mirrored by their repertoires of {TAL} effectors. {W}e observed an atypical level of {TAL} effector gene pseudogenization, which might be related to resistance genes that are deployed to control the disease. {O}ur work thus contributes to a better understanding of the conservation and importance of {TAL} effectors in the interaction with the host plant, which can inform strategies for improving resistance against bacterial blight in cotton.},
  keywords = {bacterial blight ; cotton ; evolution ; genome sequencing ; phylogenomic ; analysis ; resistance ; {TAL} effector ; {X}anthomonas},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}hytopathology},
  volume = {113},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1387--1393},
  ISSN = {0031-949{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1094/phyto-12-22-0477-sc},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090242},
}