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Foreword.--Preface.-- Chapter 1. Molecular Recognition Processes Between Plant and Bacterial Pathogens
Introduction.-- Physical Contact of Plant Cells is Necessary for Bacterial Recognition.-- Molecules Responsible for Physical Contact.--Many Bacterial Pathogens Induce Necrosis on Hosts and Nonhosts.-- Bacterial Pathogens Grow in Both Host and Nonhost Plants.-- Bacterial Pathogens Induce Leakage of Nutrients in Both Host and Nonhost Plants.--Bacterial Genes Involved in Recognition of Hosts and Nonhosts.-- Coregulation of hrp, avr and Other Pathogenicity Genes.-- Transcription of Bacterial Pathogenicity Genes in Planta.-- Plant-Derived Molecules May Be Involved in Induction of Bacterial Genes.-- Some Plant Signals May Direct Synthesis of Elicitors.-- Secretion of Elicitors From Bacterial Cells in Plants.-- The Role of hrp and avr Genes in Early Recognition Process in Plant-Bacterial Pathogen Interactions.-- Other Signal Molecules of Bacterial Pathogens.-- The Signal Transduction System.-- Systemic Signal Induction.-- Is Cell Death Involved in Signal Transduction Pathway?.-- How Pathogens Avoid or Overcome Host Defense Mechanisms Induced by the Signal Transduction System.-- Possible Role of Signal Transduction System in Evasion of Host Recognition by Phytopathogenic Bacteria During Pathogenesis.-- Conclusion.-- Chapter 2. Host Defense Mechanisms: Cell Wall the First Barrier and a Source of Defense Signal Molecules.-- The First Barrier to Bacterial Infection in Plants.-- Structure of the Plant Cell Wall.-- Pectic Polysaccharides.-- Cellulose.-- Hemicellulos.-- Cell Wall Proteins.-- Bacterial Genes Encoding Extracellular Enzymes.-- Bacterial Genes Regulating Production of Extracellular Enzymes.-- Bacterial Genes Regulating Secretion of Extracellular Enzymes.-- Secretion of Proteases.-- The Signaling System in Induction of Bacterial Extracellular Enzymes.-- Plant Cell Wall Components Involved in Defense Mechanisms Against Bacterial Pathogens.-- Bacterial Extracellular Enzymes Induce Host Defense Mechanisms.-- Pectic Fragments Induce Virulence Genes in Bacterial and Defense Genes in Plants.-- Pectic Enzymes Vary in Inducing Resistance or Susceptibility.-- Polygalacturonase-Inhibiting Proteins.-- Cell Wall Modifications and Bacterial Disease Resistance.-- Conclusion.-- Chapter 3. Active Oxygen Species
Mechanism of Production of Active Oxygen Species.-- Signals for Induction of Active Oxygen Species in Bacteria-Infected Plants.-- Bacterial Infection Leads to Production of Active Oxygen Species in Plants.-- Active Oxygen Species May Induce Lipid Peroxidation.-- Increases in Active Oxygen Species Lead to Activation of Lipoxygenase.-- Active Oxygen Species Production Leads to Cell Membrane Damage.-- Active Oxygen Species May Directly Kill Bacterial Pathogens.-- Bacterial Pathogens May Tolerate Toxicity of Active Oxygen Species.-- Antioxidants of the Host May Protect Bacterial Pathogens Against Active Oxygen Species.-- The Possible Role of Active Oxygen Species in Disease Resistance.-- Conclusion.-- Chapter 4. Inducible Plant Proteins.-- Introduction.-- Nomenclature of Pathogen-Inducible Plant Proteins.-- Occurrence of PR Proteins in Various Plants.-- Classification of PR Proteins.-- Bacterial Pathogens Induce PR Proteins.-- Molecular Mechanisms of Induction of PR Proteins.-- Compartmentalization of PR Proteins in Plant Tissues.-- The Role of PR Proteins in Bacterial Disease Resistance.-- The Second Group of Pathogen-Inducible Proteins: Constitutive, but Increasingly Induced.-- Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins.-- Lectins. -- Not All Inducible Proteins Need Be Involved in Inducing Bacterial Disease Resistance.-- Conclusion.-- Chapter 5. Inducible Secondary Metabolites.--What Are Inducible Secondary Metabolites?.-- Bacterial Pathogens Induce Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites in Infected Tissues.-- Phytoalexins Accumulate in Plants After Irreversible Cell Membrane Damage.-- Phytoalexins Accumulate Only Locally and Not Systemically.-- Mode of Syntheses of Phytoalexins.-- Evidences That Induced Secondary Metabolites Are Involved in Bacterial Disease Resistance.-- Phytoalexins May Be Suppressed, Degraded, or Inactivated in Susceptible Interactions.-- Some Phytoalexins May Not Have Any Role in Disease Resistance.-- Constitutive, but Induced Secondary Metabolites During Pathogenesis.--Conclusion.-- Chapter 6. Biotechnological Applications: Molecular Manipulation of Bacterial Disease Resistance
Introduction.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System for Induction of Disease Resistance.-- Manipulation of Resistance Genes Involved in Signal Transduction System.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Elicitors.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Using Chemicals.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Using Rhizobacterial Strains.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Enhanced Biosynthesis of Salicylic Acid.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Inducing Accelerated Cell Death.-- Manipulation of Signal Transduction System by Enhanced Biosynthesis of Cytokinins.-- Manipulation of Inducible Proteins for Induction of Bacterial Disease Resistance.- Suppression of Virulence Factors of Bacterial Pathogens to Manage Bacterial Diseases.-- Exploitation of Insect Genes Encoding Antibacterial Proteins for Bacterial Disease Management.-- Exploitation of Bacteriophage Genes for Bacterial Disease Management.-- Exploitation of Genes from Human Beings, Hens, and Crabs for Management of Plant Bacterial Diseases.-- Conclusion.-- References.-- Index

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