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A review of approaches to control bacterial leaf blight in rice

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The Gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causative agent of bacterial leaf blight (BLB), received attention for being an economically damaging pathogen of rice worldwide. This damage prompted efforts to better understand the molecular mechanisms governing BLB disease progression. This research revealed numerous virulence factors that are employed by this vascular pathogen to invade the host, outcompete host defence mechanisms, and cause disease. In this review, we emphasize the virulence factors and molecular mechanisms that X. oryzae pv. oryzae uses to impair host defences, recent insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying host-pathogen interactions and components of pathogenicity, methods for developing X. oryzae pv. oryzae-resistant rice cultivars, strategies to mitigate disease outbreaks, and newly discovered genes and tools for disease management. We conclude that the implementation and application of cutting-edge technologies and tools are crucial to avoid yield losses from BLB and ensure food security.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Fengquan Liu, Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, 210014, P.R. China, and all persons who provided the proofreading format of this publication.

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D.R.A.S. conceived, designed and wrote the review paper. JR.R, S.F.S.A.R., A.J., D.O., BCA and KMK analyzed the data and made the proofread of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Daniel Ruben Akiola SANYA.

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SANYA, D.R.A., Syed-Ab-Rahman, S.F., Jia, A. et al. A review of approaches to control bacterial leaf blight in rice. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 38, 113 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03298-1

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