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Crystal structures of a putative periplasmic cystine‐binding protein from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus: insights into an adapted mechanism of ligand binding

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Kumar et al. (2019). The FEBS Journal 286 (17)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
The amino acid‐binding receptors, a component of ABC transporters, have evolved to cater to different specificities and functions. Of particular interest are cystine‐binding receptors, which have shown broad specificity. In the present study, a putative periplasmic cystine‐binding protein from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLasTcyA) was characterized. Analysis of the CLasTcyA sequence and crystal structures in the ligand‐bound state revealed novel features of CLasTcyA in comparison to relat
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Molecular Typing of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ in Iranian Vineyards

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Jamshidi et al. (2019). Plant Disease 103 (9)
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Ca. Phytoplasma solani
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Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the most important horticultural crops in Iran, with >200,000 ha of cultivated area. Recently, outbreaks of the grapevine yellows Bois noir that is associated with phytoplasma strains related to ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ were recorded in several Iranian regions. This has resulted in severe economic losses. We carried out a survey in 2015, followed by collection of leaf samples from symptomatic grapevines and weeds. Because no information is avail
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Genomic signatures and co‐occurrence patterns of the ultra‐small Saccharimonadia (phylum CPR/Patescibacteria) suggest a symbiotic lifestyle

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Lemos et al. (2019). Molecular Ecology 28 (18)
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“Saccharimonadia” Ca. Chaer renensis Ca. Saccharibacter sossegus
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AbstractThe size of bacterial genomes is often associated with organismal metabolic capabilities determining ecological breadth and lifestyle. The recently proposed Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR)/Patescibacteria encompasses mostly unculturable bacterial taxa with relatively small genome sizes with potential for co‐metabolism interdependencies. As yet, little is known about the ecology and evolution of CPR, particularly with respect to how they might interact with other taxa. Here, we reconstruc
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First Report of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum, The European Stone Fruit Yellows Phytoplasma on Peach Trees on the Territory of Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

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Etropolska, Lefort (2019). International Journal of Phytopathology 8 (2)
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Ca. Phytoplasma prunorum
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In recent years, ‘Ca. P. prunorum’, the agent of ESFY was reported from several apricot orchards of Canton of Wallis, the main apricot production region in Switzerland (Genini and Ramel, 2004). The psyllid vector Cacopsylla pruni was also found in several locations in the Lake Geneva area (Ackermann et al., 2006). The presence of the disease and of its proven vector C. pruni at the eastern part of the Lake Geneva area, as well as the existing risk of dissemination of ESFY to other stone fruit or
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Comparative Genomics Reveals Ecological and Evolutionary Insights into Sponge-Associated Thaumarchaeota

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Zhang et al. (2019). mSystems 4 (4)
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“Cenoporarchaeum stylissae” “Cenoporarchaeum”
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Sponges represent ecologically important models to understand the evolution of symbiotic interactions of metazoans with microbial symbionts. Thaumarchaeota are commonly found in sponges, but their potential adaptations to a host-associated lifestyle are largely unknown. Here, we present three novel sponge-associated thaumarchaeal species and compare their genomic and predicted functional features with those of closely related free-living counterparts. We foun
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