Innovative Microbial Disease Biocontrol Strategies and Their Multifaceted Applications
With the increasing resistance exhibited by undesirable microorganisms to tradition-al antibiotics, the need to discover alternative (or, at least, supplementary) treatments to combat chemically resistant microbes is becoming urgent. Quorum sensing (QS) refers to a novel microbial communication system for monitoring cell density and regulation of a network of gene expression that is mediated by a group of signaling molecules called autoinducers (AIs). QS-regulated multicellular behaviors include biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer, and antibiotic synthesis, which are demonstrating increasing pathogenicity to plants and aquacultural animals as well as contamination of wastewater treatment devices. To inhibit QS-re- gulated microbial behaviors, the strategy of quorum quenching has been developed. Different quorum quenchers interfere with QS through different mechanisms, such as competitively inhibiting AI perception (e.g., by QS inhibitors) and AI degradation (e.g., by quorum quenching enzymes). In this book, we aim to collect research dealing with the inno-vative microbial disease biocontrol strategies via QS that have relevance in microbi-ology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, pathology, chemistry, and all om-ics-based sciences. Reaching a great combination of the recent studies on the micro-bial disease biocontrol strategies and their multifaceted applications, this book is one of the most practical and up-to-date references available on the subject. This allows the knowledge of quorum sensing accessible to a wider range of audiences, and also introduces new thoughts and new methods for researchers, practitioners in dealing with biocontrol or related issues. The fundamental concepts, experimental process, statistical analyses, and comprehensive discussions are covered in detail, providing the readers a systematic understanding of the field.
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Preface (80 KB)
Components of the Book:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Innovative microbial disease biocontrol strategies mediated by quorum quenching and their multifaceted applications: a review
  • Chapter 2 A novel bacterial strain Burkholderia sp. F25 capable of degrading diffusible signal factor signal shows strong biocontrol potential
  • Chapter 3 The isolate Pseudomonas multiresinivorans QL-9a quenches the quorum sensing signal and suppresses plant soft rot disease
  • Chapter 4 A novel quorum quencher, Rhodococcus pyridinivorans XN-36, is a powerful agent for the biocontrol of soft rot disease in various host plants
  • Chapter 5 Control of litchi downy blight by zeamines produced by Dickeya zeae
  • Chapter 6 Production of novel antibiotics zeamines through optimizing Dickeya zeae fermentation conditions
  • Chapter 7 Biotechnological tools to elucidate the mechanism of plant and nematode interactions
  • Chapter 8 Understanding phytomicrobiome: a potential reservoir for better crop management
Readership: Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Microbial Disease Biocontrol Strategies.

Preface
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 1 Innovative microbial disease biocontrol strategies mediated by quorum quenching and their multifaceted applications: a review
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 2 A novel bacterial strain Burkholderia sp. F25 capable of degrading diffusible signal factor signal shows strong biocontrol potential
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 3 The isolate Pseudomonas multiresinivorans QL-9a quenches the quorum sensing signal and suppresses plant soft rot disease
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 4 A novel quorum quencher, Rhodococcus pyridinivorans XN-36, is a powerful agent for the biocontrol of soft rot disease in various host plants
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 5 Control of litchi downy blight by zeamines produced by Dickeya zeae
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 6 Production of novel antibiotics zeamines through optimizing Dickeya zeae fermentation conditions
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 7 Biotechnological tools to elucidate the mechanism of plant and nematode interactions
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Chapter 8 Understanding phytomicrobiome: a potential reservoir for better crop management
Wen-Juan Chen, Shaohua Chen
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Wen-Juan Chen
South China Agricultural University

Shaohua Chen
South China Agricultural University

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