Xanthomonas citri MinC Oscillates from Pole to Pole to Ensure Proper Cell Division and Shape.

ABSTRACT: Xanthomonas citri (Xac) is the causal agent of citrus canker, a disease that affects citrus crops and causes economic impact worldwide. To further characterize cell division in this plant pathogen, we investigated the role of the protein MinC in cell division, chromosome segregation, and peptidoglycan incorporation by deleting the gene minC using allele exchange. Xac with minC deleted exhibited the classic Δmin phenotype observed in other bacteria deleted for min components: minicells and short filamentation. In addition we noticed the formation of branches, which is similar to what was previously described for Escherichia coli deleted for either min or for several low molecular weight penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). The branching phenot

SUBMITTER: Lorenzoni ASG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515816 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature