Virulence of Pseudomonas savastanoi

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Teophrastus, the Greek philosopher to first document olive knot disease in the fourth century B.C. Source: http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/t/teofrasto.htm

Olive knot disease infecting an olive plant. Source: http://www.cbgp.upm.es/en/phytopathogenic_bacteria.php

Promoting olive crops has been of interest due to the proven health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which includes olives and olive oil. Source: http://www.walksofitaly.com

Visualization of outer membrane vesicles, which help facilitate P. savastanoi pathogenicity. (left)Knot tissue invaded by P. savastanoi microbes. (right) Release of outer membrane vesicles forming from host cell. Modified from Pérez-Martínez et al. 2010

General mechanism of Type III Secretion System (T3SS) in plant pathogens. (Melotto and Kunkel 2013)

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