solanacearum) infections. However, the role of the native seed core microbiome in the suppression of bacterial wilt disease (BWD) remains underexplored. Methods: The characteristics of endophytic ...

Texans can help prevent the spread of oak wilt — one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing millions of trees across 76 Texas counties — by avoiding pruning or wounding ...

Nebraskensis) on maize in four provinces. Goss’s Wilt is a bacterial disease, and there are no recorded fungicides that work against it. It can be managed by planting highly resistant maize ...

In the second part, we discuss biofilm formation as a fundamental consequence of bacterial adhesion and biofilm growth in a host. Many of the physiological characteristics of biofilm formation ...

Bacterial genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in bacteria, their chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and phages. Techniques that have enabled this discipline are ...

Fusarium wilt of banana is currently decimating the Cavendish banana —the world’s most popular commercially available banana. Once present in a banana field, the fungus cannot be eradicated, making ...

Kiran Gadhave, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Entomology, Amarillo, is working on multiple projects to understand tomato spotted wilt virus. ...

Pine wilt disease (PWD) poses a significant threat to forests due to its high infectivity and lethality. The absence of an effective treatment underscores the importance of timely detection and ...