Nigericin and Geldanamycin Are Phytotoxic Specialized Metabolites Produced by the Plant Pathogen <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. 11-1-2
Gustavo A. Díaz-Cruz, Jingyu Liu, Kapil Tahlan, Dawn R. D. Bignell
Abstract
Plant pathogens use a variety of mechanisms, including the production of phytotoxic specialized metabolites, to establish an infection of host tissue. Although thaxtomin A is considered the key phytotoxin involved in the development of potato scab disease, there is increasing evidence that other phytotoxins can play a role in disease development in some instances.
Topics & Concepts
PhytotoxinGeldanamycinNigericinStreptomycesPathogenBiologyStreptomycetaceaePhytotoxicityCommon scabMicrobiologyBotanyToxinActinomycetalesBacteriaBiochemistryGeneticsGeneHsp90Heat shock proteinMembranePlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsFungal Plant Pathogen ControlPlant Pathogens and Resistance