The Prunus genus contains many of the most economically significant arboreal crops, cultivated globally, today. Despite economic significance these domesticated species, pre-cultivation ranges, processes domestication, and routes prehistoric dispersal for all species remain unresolved. Among European plums, even taxonomic classification has been heavily debated over past several decades. In thi...

Withered branch disease is a major threat to the health of forest trees, resulting in death susceptible branches and even whole plant. Botryosphaeriaceae members (e.g., Phaeobotryon spp.) are common pathogenic fungi that cause withered branches, canker dieback symptoms woody plants. This study aimed identify species inhabiting tree with Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, based on both mo...

In this study, two halophilic bacterial strains isolated from saline habitats in Argentina grew in the presence of gas oil. They were identified as Halomonas spp. and Nesterenkonia sp. by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. Chemotaxis towards gas oil was observed in Halomonas spp. by using swimming assays.

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni is the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of stone fruits, a quarantinable pathogen in several areas worldwide, including the European Union. In order to develop efficient control methods for this disease, it is necessary to improve the understanding of the key determinants associated with host restriction, colonization and the development of pathogenesis. A...