TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
AU  - Scortichini, Marco
AU  - Marković, Sanja
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Iličić, Renata
AU  - Stanković, Slaviša
AU  - Popović Milovanović, Tatjana
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2117
AB  - The aim of this study was to establish a link between genetic diversity and the geographic
origin of Pectobacterium strains belonging to three species—P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. odoriferum—isolated from cabbage in Serbia by comparing their sequences with those of strains sourced from different hosts and countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. Phylogeographic relatedness was reconstructed using the Templeton, Crandall, and Sing’s (TCS) haplotype network based on concatenated sequences of the housekeeping genes dnaX, icdA, mdh, and proA, while pairwise genetic distances were computed by applying the p-distance model. The obtained TCS haplotype networks indicated the existence of high intra-species genetic diversity among strains of all three species, as reflected in the 0.2–2.3%, 0.2–2.5%, and 0.1–1.7% genetic distance ranges obtained for P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. odoriferum, respectively. Five new haplotypes (denoted as HPc1–HPc5) were detected among cabbage strains of P. carotovorum, while one new haplotype was identified for both P. versatile (HPv1) and P. odoriferum (HPo1). None of the TCS haplotype networks provided evidence of significant correlation between geographic origin and the determined haplotypes, i.e., the infection origin. However, as haplotype network results are affected by the availability of sequencing data in public databases for the used genes and the number of analyzed strains, these findings may also be influenced by small sample size.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Microorganisms
T1  - Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia
IS  - 8
SP  - 2122
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3390/microorganisms11082122
ER  - 

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author = "Jelušić, Aleksandra and Scortichini, Marco and Marković, Sanja and Mitrović, Petar and Iličić, Renata and Stanković, Slaviša and Popović Milovanović, Tatjana",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to establish a link between genetic diversity and the geographic
origin of Pectobacterium strains belonging to three species—P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. odoriferum—isolated from cabbage in Serbia by comparing their sequences with those of strains sourced from different hosts and countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. Phylogeographic relatedness was reconstructed using the Templeton, Crandall, and Sing’s (TCS) haplotype network based on concatenated sequences of the housekeeping genes dnaX, icdA, mdh, and proA, while pairwise genetic distances were computed by applying the p-distance model. The obtained TCS haplotype networks indicated the existence of high intra-species genetic diversity among strains of all three species, as reflected in the 0.2–2.3%, 0.2–2.5%, and 0.1–1.7% genetic distance ranges obtained for P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. odoriferum, respectively. Five new haplotypes (denoted as HPc1–HPc5) were detected among cabbage strains of P. carotovorum, while one new haplotype was identified for both P. versatile (HPv1) and P. odoriferum (HPo1). None of the TCS haplotype networks provided evidence of significant correlation between geographic origin and the determined haplotypes, i.e., the infection origin. However, as haplotype network results are affected by the availability of sequencing data in public databases for the used genes and the number of analyzed strains, these findings may also be influenced by small sample size.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Microorganisms",
title = "Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia",
number = "8",
pages = "2122",
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Jelušić, A., Scortichini, M., Marković, S., Mitrović, P., Iličić, R., Stanković, S.,& Popović Milovanović, T.. (2023). Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia. in Microorganisms
MDPI., 11(8), 2122.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11082122

Jelušić A, Scortichini M, Marković S, Mitrović P, Iličić R, Stanković S, Popović Milovanović T. Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia. in Microorganisms. 2023;11(8):2122.
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11082122 .

Jelušić, Aleksandra, Scortichini, Marco, Marković, Sanja, Mitrović, Petar, Iličić, Renata, Stanković, Slaviša, Popović Milovanović, Tatjana, "Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia" in Microorganisms, 11, no. 8 (2023):2122,
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11082122 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Marković, Sanja
AU  - Iličić, Renata
AU  - Milovanović, Predrag
AU  - Stanković, Slaviša
AU  - Popović Milovanović, Tatjana
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1919
AB  - The aim of this work was to identify and characterize the pectolytic bacteria responsible
for the emergence of bacterial soft rot on two summer cabbage hybrids (Cheers F1 and Hippo
F1) grown in the Futog locality (Baˇcka, Vojvodina), known for the five-century-long tradition of
cabbage cultivation in Serbia. Symptoms manifesting as soft lesions on outer head leaves were
observed during August 2021, while the inner tissues were macerated, featuring cream to black
discoloration. As the affected tissue decomposed, it exuded a specific odor. Disease incidence
ranged from 15% to 25%. A total of 67 isolates producing pits on crystal violet pectate (CVP)
medium were characterized for their phenotypic and genotypic features. The pathogenicity was
confirmed on cabbage heads. Findings yielded by the repetitive element palindromic-polymerase
chain reaction (rep-PCR) technique confirmed interspecies diversity between cabbage isolates, as
well as intraspecies genetic diversity within the P. carotovorum group of isolates. Based on multilocus
sequence typing (MLST) using genes dnaX, mdh, icdA, and proA, five representative isolates were
identified as Pectobacterium carotovorum (Cheers F1 and Hippo F1), while two were identified as
Pectobacterium versatile (Hippo F1) and Pectobacterium odoriferum (Hippo F1), respectively, indicating
the presence of diverse Pectobacterium species even in combined infection in the same field. Among
the obtained isolates, P. carotovorum was the most prevalent species (62.69%), while P. versatile and
P. odoriferum were less represented (contributing by 19.40% and 17.91%, respectively). Multilocus
sequence analysis (MLSA) performed with concatenated sequences of four housekeeping genes (proA,
dnaX, icdA, and mdh) and constructed a neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree enabled insight into the
phylogenetic position of the Serbian cabbage Pectobacterium isolates. Bacterium P. odoriferum was
found to be the most virulent species for cabbage, followed by P. versatile, while all three species
had comparable virulence with respect to potato. The results obtained in this work provide a better
understanding of the spreading routes and abundance of different Pectobacterium spp. in Serbia.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Microorganisms
T1  - Diversity of Bacterial Soft Rot-Causing Pectobacterium Species Affecting Cabbage in Serbia
IS  - 2
SP  - 335
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3390/microorganisms11020335
ER  - 

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year = "2023",
abstract = "The aim of this work was to identify and characterize the pectolytic bacteria responsible
for the emergence of bacterial soft rot on two summer cabbage hybrids (Cheers F1 and Hippo
F1) grown in the Futog locality (Baˇcka, Vojvodina), known for the five-century-long tradition of
cabbage cultivation in Serbia. Symptoms manifesting as soft lesions on outer head leaves were
observed during August 2021, while the inner tissues were macerated, featuring cream to black
discoloration. As the affected tissue decomposed, it exuded a specific odor. Disease incidence
ranged from 15% to 25%. A total of 67 isolates producing pits on crystal violet pectate (CVP)
medium were characterized for their phenotypic and genotypic features. The pathogenicity was
confirmed on cabbage heads. Findings yielded by the repetitive element palindromic-polymerase
chain reaction (rep-PCR) technique confirmed interspecies diversity between cabbage isolates, as
well as intraspecies genetic diversity within the P. carotovorum group of isolates. Based on multilocus
sequence typing (MLST) using genes dnaX, mdh, icdA, and proA, five representative isolates were
identified as Pectobacterium carotovorum (Cheers F1 and Hippo F1), while two were identified as
Pectobacterium versatile (Hippo F1) and Pectobacterium odoriferum (Hippo F1), respectively, indicating
the presence of diverse Pectobacterium species even in combined infection in the same field. Among
the obtained isolates, P. carotovorum was the most prevalent species (62.69%), while P. versatile and
P. odoriferum were less represented (contributing by 19.40% and 17.91%, respectively). Multilocus
sequence analysis (MLSA) performed with concatenated sequences of four housekeeping genes (proA,
dnaX, icdA, and mdh) and constructed a neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree enabled insight into the
phylogenetic position of the Serbian cabbage Pectobacterium isolates. Bacterium P. odoriferum was
found to be the most virulent species for cabbage, followed by P. versatile, while all three species
had comparable virulence with respect to potato. The results obtained in this work provide a better
understanding of the spreading routes and abundance of different Pectobacterium spp. in Serbia.",
publisher = "MDPI",
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title = "Diversity of Bacterial Soft Rot-Causing Pectobacterium Species Affecting Cabbage in Serbia",
number = "2",
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Jelušić, A., Mitrović, P., Marković, S., Iličić, R., Milovanović, P., Stanković, S.,& Popović Milovanović, T.. (2023). Diversity of Bacterial Soft Rot-Causing Pectobacterium Species Affecting Cabbage in Serbia. in Microorganisms
MDPI., 11(2), 335.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020335

Jelušić A, Mitrović P, Marković S, Iličić R, Milovanović P, Stanković S, Popović Milovanović T. Diversity of Bacterial Soft Rot-Causing Pectobacterium Species Affecting Cabbage in Serbia. in Microorganisms. 2023;11(2):335.
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11020335 .

Jelušić, Aleksandra, Mitrović, Petar, Marković, Sanja, Iličić, Renata, Milovanović, Predrag, Stanković, Slaviša, Popović Milovanović, Tatjana, "Diversity of Bacterial Soft Rot-Causing Pectobacterium Species Affecting Cabbage in Serbia" in Microorganisms, 11, no. 2 (2023):335,
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020335 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
AU  - Popović Milovanović, Tatjana
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Stanisavljević, Rade
AU  - Janakiev, Tamara
AU  - Fira, Đorđe
AU  - Dimkić, Ivica
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2047
AB  - The potential of two biocontrol strains, Bacillus velezensis X5-2 and Pseudomonas orientalis X2-1P to control black rot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris was evaluated in vivo on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’, under the condition of natural infection. Liquid
formulations of biocontrol strains were prepared in fermenters (B. velezensis - 1010 CFU mL-1, P. orientalis - 109 CFU mL-1) and diluted with water in a 1:5 ratio, before use. Treatments were performed with each strain and their mixture (1:1). The experiment included the following: (i)
seed treatments (15, 30, 60 min), (ii) foliar treatments (three treatments: when the first symptoms appeared and remaining every two weeks), and (iii) combined seed and foliar treatments. Experiments were conducted in four replicates, with 10 plants per replicate. Two controls were
used, untreated and conventionally treated cabbage (pesticides). Assessment of disease intensity was rated one month after the last foliar treatment, using the Horsfall-Barratt scale (1-12). During ripening, cabbage heads’ weights were measured and data were statistically processed (Minitab). All performed treatments were effective in the control of black rot (85.7-98.9%). The highest efficacy was obtained in combined seed (60 min) and foliar treatments with P. orientalis, as well as its mixture with B. velezensis (98.9% both). All treatments influenced the increase of cabbage heads’ weight (up to 1.3 times), with the highest found in combined treatments (60 min seed + foliar) using a mixture of B. velezensis and P. orientalis. A negative correlation (P≤0.05) was found
between disease intensity and cabbage heads’ weight.
PB  - Impaginazione e stampa a cura del Centro Stampa – Giunta Regionale – Regione Umbria; Progetto grafico - editoriale esecutivo, Diletta Pini
C3  - 14th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Assisi, Italy
T1  - Biocontrol of black rot on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’
EP  - 147
SP  - 147
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2047
ER  - 

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year = "2022",
abstract = "The potential of two biocontrol strains, Bacillus velezensis X5-2 and Pseudomonas orientalis X2-1P to control black rot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris was evaluated in vivo on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’, under the condition of natural infection. Liquid
formulations of biocontrol strains were prepared in fermenters (B. velezensis - 1010 CFU mL-1, P. orientalis - 109 CFU mL-1) and diluted with water in a 1:5 ratio, before use. Treatments were performed with each strain and their mixture (1:1). The experiment included the following: (i)
seed treatments (15, 30, 60 min), (ii) foliar treatments (three treatments: when the first symptoms appeared and remaining every two weeks), and (iii) combined seed and foliar treatments. Experiments were conducted in four replicates, with 10 plants per replicate. Two controls were
used, untreated and conventionally treated cabbage (pesticides). Assessment of disease intensity was rated one month after the last foliar treatment, using the Horsfall-Barratt scale (1-12). During ripening, cabbage heads’ weights were measured and data were statistically processed (Minitab). All performed treatments were effective in the control of black rot (85.7-98.9%). The highest efficacy was obtained in combined seed (60 min) and foliar treatments with P. orientalis, as well as its mixture with B. velezensis (98.9% both). All treatments influenced the increase of cabbage heads’ weight (up to 1.3 times), with the highest found in combined treatments (60 min seed + foliar) using a mixture of B. velezensis and P. orientalis. A negative correlation (P≤0.05) was found
between disease intensity and cabbage heads’ weight.",
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Jelušić, A., Popović Milovanović, T., Mitrović, P., Stanisavljević, R., Janakiev, T., Fira, Đ.,& Dimkić, I.. (2022). Biocontrol of black rot on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’. in 14th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Assisi, Italy
Impaginazione e stampa a cura del Centro Stampa – Giunta Regionale – Regione Umbria; Progetto grafico - editoriale esecutivo, Diletta Pini., 147-147.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2047

Jelušić A, Popović Milovanović T, Mitrović P, Stanisavljević R, Janakiev T, Fira Đ, Dimkić I. Biocontrol of black rot on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’. in 14th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Assisi, Italy. 2022;:147-147.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2047 .

Jelušić, Aleksandra, Popović Milovanović, Tatjana, Mitrović, Petar, Stanisavljević, Rade, Janakiev, Tamara, Fira, Đorđe, Dimkić, Ivica, "Biocontrol of black rot on autochthonous cabbage cultivar ‘Futoški’" in 14th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Assisi, Italy (2022):147-147,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2047 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Marković, Sanja
AU  - Popović, Tatjana
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Iličić, Renata
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1959
AB  - In August 2021, symptoms of soft rot appeared on cabbage 
in Futog (Bačka, Vojvodina) locality known for traditional 
cabbage cultivation in Serbia. Symptoms appeared in the 
form of sunken and soft lesions on outer head leaves, while 
interior tissue was macerated, with cream to black 
discoloration. A strong, specific odor followed the 
breakdown of the affected tissue. From the 1 ha field, a 
total of 5 heads were collected for the isolation of causing 
pathogen. Margins of healthy and dead tissues were 
macerated and plated on Crystal Violet Pectate medium. 
Five creamy-white colonies forming pits in the medium 
were purified. These bacterial isolates were positive for 
pectinolytic activity on cabbage heads and potato slices. 
They were all facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative, 
catalase-positive, and oxidase-negative; unable to produce 
diffusible fluorescent pigments. Multilocus sequence 
typing of cabbage isolates was performed by sequencing 
of four housekeeping genes (proA, dnaX, icdA, mdh). 
Based on the nucleotide BLAST (National Center for 
Biotechnology Information, NCBI) analysis of the 
sequences of genes icdA and mdh, Serbian cabbage isolates 
were 100% identical with Pectobacterium carotovorum
subsp. odoriferum strain BC S7. Based on the dnaX gene, 
identity with the same strain was 99.79% and 99.57% 
based on the proA gene. Serbian cabbage isolates also 
showed 100% identity with other NCBI deposited P. 
odoriferum strains CFBP1878 and ATCC 25272 based on 
the icdA gene, as well as ICMP 11533 based on mdh gene. 
Therefore, this first report of P. odoriferum indicates a 
wider range of Pectobacterium spp. recently described in 
Serbia.
PB  - Impaginazione e stampa a cura del Centro Stampa – Giunta Regionale – Regione Umbria  Progetto grafico - editoriale esecutivo, Diletta Pini
C3  - 14th International Conference   on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
T1  - First report of Pectobacterium odoriferum causing  bacterial soft rot of cabbage in Serbia
SP  - 123
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1959
ER  - 

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year = "2022",
abstract = "In August 2021, symptoms of soft rot appeared on cabbage 
in Futog (Bačka, Vojvodina) locality known for traditional 
cabbage cultivation in Serbia. Symptoms appeared in the 
form of sunken and soft lesions on outer head leaves, while 
interior tissue was macerated, with cream to black 
discoloration. A strong, specific odor followed the 
breakdown of the affected tissue. From the 1 ha field, a 
total of 5 heads were collected for the isolation of causing 
pathogen. Margins of healthy and dead tissues were 
macerated and plated on Crystal Violet Pectate medium. 
Five creamy-white colonies forming pits in the medium 
were purified. These bacterial isolates were positive for 
pectinolytic activity on cabbage heads and potato slices. 
They were all facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative, 
catalase-positive, and oxidase-negative; unable to produce 
diffusible fluorescent pigments. Multilocus sequence 
typing of cabbage isolates was performed by sequencing 
of four housekeeping genes (proA, dnaX, icdA, mdh). 
Based on the nucleotide BLAST (National Center for 
Biotechnology Information, NCBI) analysis of the 
sequences of genes icdA and mdh, Serbian cabbage isolates 
were 100% identical with Pectobacterium carotovorum
subsp. odoriferum strain BC S7. Based on the dnaX gene, 
identity with the same strain was 99.79% and 99.57% 
based on the proA gene. Serbian cabbage isolates also 
showed 100% identity with other NCBI deposited P. 
odoriferum strains CFBP1878 and ATCC 25272 based on 
the icdA gene, as well as ICMP 11533 based on mdh gene. 
Therefore, this first report of P. odoriferum indicates a 
wider range of Pectobacterium spp. recently described in 
Serbia.",
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Marković, S., Popović, T., Mitrović, P., Iličić, R.,& Jelušić, A.. (2022). First report of Pectobacterium odoriferum causing  bacterial soft rot of cabbage in Serbia. in 14th International Conference   on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
Impaginazione e stampa a cura del Centro Stampa – Giunta Regionale – Regione Umbria  Progetto grafico - editoriale esecutivo, Diletta Pini., 123.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1959

Marković S, Popović T, Mitrović P, Iličić R, Jelušić A. First report of Pectobacterium odoriferum causing  bacterial soft rot of cabbage in Serbia. in 14th International Conference   on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. 2022;:123.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1959 .

Marković, Sanja, Popović, Tatjana, Mitrović, Petar, Iličić, Renata, Jelušić, Aleksandra, "First report of Pectobacterium odoriferum causing  bacterial soft rot of cabbage in Serbia" in 14th International Conference   on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (2022):123,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1959 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
AU  - Popović, Tatjana
AU  - Dimkić, Ivica
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Peeters, Kelly
AU  - Miklavcic-Visnjevec, Ana
AU  - Tavzes, Crtomir
AU  - Stanković, Slaviša
AU  - Berić, Tanja
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1426
AB  - Plant pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) was recently described as a pathogen of winter oilseed rape in Serbia. A metabarcoding approach was used to study bacterial community composition changes in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere of different winter oilseed rape types (lines, cultivars, and hybrids) naturally infected with Xcc. This study also aimed to examine the potential of indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates to suppress Xcc. Infection with Xcc leads to depletion of bacterial diversity in the plants' phyllosphere and explicitly decreasing the abundance of genera such as Exiguobacterium, Massilia, and Pantoea with potentially beneficial properties. Strains identified as Bacillus velezensis X5-2, Bacillus megaterium X6-3, and Pseudomonas orientalis X2-1P obtained from oilseed rape phyllosphere were found to be effective against Xcc in vitro and in vivo when applied as a whole-culture and as a cell-free supernatant. The greenhouse in vivo tests on winter oilseed rape plants with three selected biocontrol strains lead to a disease reduction of 82.37% and 72.47% in preventive and curative treatments, respectively. Genetic screening showed potential for the biosynthesis of surfactin, kurstakin, bacillomycin D, and iturin in B. velezensis X5-2, as well as surfactin and kurstakin in B. megaterium X6-3. Gene phcA encoding phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was detected in P. orientalis X2-1P. The chemical composition of ethyl acetate and benzene extracts of three biocontrol strains obtained by GC-MS and HPLC-ESI-qTOF/MS analyses indicates numerous volatile organic compounds (alkenes, benzenes, carboxylic acids, indoles, pyrazines, etc.), lipopeptides, and/or antibiotics, for many of which antimicrobial potential is proven. We assume that this wide range of metabolites is responsible for the exhibited biocontrol activity against Xcc. These results recommend all three biocontrol strains for further studies for use as agents for biocontrol of bacterial blight-like disease caused by Xcc of oilseed rape.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Biological Control
T1  - Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates
VL  - 160
DO  - 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104695
ER  - 

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year = "2021",
abstract = "Plant pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) was recently described as a pathogen of winter oilseed rape in Serbia. A metabarcoding approach was used to study bacterial community composition changes in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere of different winter oilseed rape types (lines, cultivars, and hybrids) naturally infected with Xcc. This study also aimed to examine the potential of indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates to suppress Xcc. Infection with Xcc leads to depletion of bacterial diversity in the plants' phyllosphere and explicitly decreasing the abundance of genera such as Exiguobacterium, Massilia, and Pantoea with potentially beneficial properties. Strains identified as Bacillus velezensis X5-2, Bacillus megaterium X6-3, and Pseudomonas orientalis X2-1P obtained from oilseed rape phyllosphere were found to be effective against Xcc in vitro and in vivo when applied as a whole-culture and as a cell-free supernatant. The greenhouse in vivo tests on winter oilseed rape plants with three selected biocontrol strains lead to a disease reduction of 82.37% and 72.47% in preventive and curative treatments, respectively. Genetic screening showed potential for the biosynthesis of surfactin, kurstakin, bacillomycin D, and iturin in B. velezensis X5-2, as well as surfactin and kurstakin in B. megaterium X6-3. Gene phcA encoding phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was detected in P. orientalis X2-1P. The chemical composition of ethyl acetate and benzene extracts of three biocontrol strains obtained by GC-MS and HPLC-ESI-qTOF/MS analyses indicates numerous volatile organic compounds (alkenes, benzenes, carboxylic acids, indoles, pyrazines, etc.), lipopeptides, and/or antibiotics, for many of which antimicrobial potential is proven. We assume that this wide range of metabolites is responsible for the exhibited biocontrol activity against Xcc. These results recommend all three biocontrol strains for further studies for use as agents for biocontrol of bacterial blight-like disease caused by Xcc of oilseed rape.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Biological Control",
title = "Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates",
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Jelušić, A., Popović, T., Dimkić, I., Mitrović, P., Peeters, K., Miklavcic-Visnjevec, A., Tavzes, C., Stanković, S.,& Berić, T.. (2021). Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates. in Biological Control
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 160.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104695

Jelušić A, Popović T, Dimkić I, Mitrović P, Peeters K, Miklavcic-Visnjevec A, Tavzes C, Stanković S, Berić T. Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates. in Biological Control. 2021;160.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104695 .

Jelušić, Aleksandra, Popović, Tatjana, Dimkić, Ivica, Mitrović, Petar, Peeters, Kelly, Miklavcic-Visnjevec, Ana, Tavzes, Crtomir, Stanković, Slaviša, Berić, Tanja, "Changes in the winter oilseed rape microbiome affected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and biocontrol potential of the indigenous Bacillus and Pseudomonas isolates" in Biological Control, 160 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104695 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tamindzic, Gordana
AU  - Ignjatov, Maja
AU  - Milošević, Dragana
AU  - Nikolic, Zorica
AU  - Kostić Kravljanac, Ljiljana
AU  - Jovicic, Dusica
AU  - Dolijanović, Zeljko
AU  - Savić, Jasna
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1441
AB  - Delivery of micronutrients to plants through seed priming improves seedling vigour and increases crops yields. Two-year filed trial was conducted in Pancevo, Serbia, with aim to study the effect of seed priming with zinc (Zn) on field performance of three maize hybrids on calcareous chernozem deficient in plant available Zn. Seed printing treatments were: control (without priming), water priming and priming with 4 mM zinc sulphate water solution. Seed priming had significant effect on early plant growth, plant height, yield components, grain yield and grain Zn concentration. Zn-priming promoted plant growth and increased final plant height. Across two growing seasons with contrasting precipitation and three tested maize hybrids, Zn-priming resulted in an average increase of grain yield by about 18% compared to control, and by about 8.4% compared to water priming. A significant relationship between plant growth parameters, grain yield components and grain yield was detected. Grain Zn concentration was increased by Zn-priming in two hybrids in the season with less precipitation and in one hybrid in the second season. The results imply that using the seeds with elevated Zn content can improve overall field performance of maize grown on calcareous chernozem.
PB  - Pagepress Publ, Pavia
T2  - Italian Journal of Agronomy
T1  - Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem
IS  - 3
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.4081/ija.2021.1795
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tamindzic, Gordana and Ignjatov, Maja and Milošević, Dragana and Nikolic, Zorica and Kostić Kravljanac, Ljiljana and Jovicic, Dusica and Dolijanović, Zeljko and Savić, Jasna",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Delivery of micronutrients to plants through seed priming improves seedling vigour and increases crops yields. Two-year filed trial was conducted in Pancevo, Serbia, with aim to study the effect of seed priming with zinc (Zn) on field performance of three maize hybrids on calcareous chernozem deficient in plant available Zn. Seed printing treatments were: control (without priming), water priming and priming with 4 mM zinc sulphate water solution. Seed priming had significant effect on early plant growth, plant height, yield components, grain yield and grain Zn concentration. Zn-priming promoted plant growth and increased final plant height. Across two growing seasons with contrasting precipitation and three tested maize hybrids, Zn-priming resulted in an average increase of grain yield by about 18% compared to control, and by about 8.4% compared to water priming. A significant relationship between plant growth parameters, grain yield components and grain yield was detected. Grain Zn concentration was increased by Zn-priming in two hybrids in the season with less precipitation and in one hybrid in the second season. The results imply that using the seeds with elevated Zn content can improve overall field performance of maize grown on calcareous chernozem.",
publisher = "Pagepress Publ, Pavia",
journal = "Italian Journal of Agronomy",
title = "Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem",
number = "3",
volume = "16",
doi = "10.4081/ija.2021.1795"
}

Tamindzic, G., Ignjatov, M., Milošević, D., Nikolic, Z., Kostić Kravljanac, L., Jovicic, D., Dolijanović, Z.,& Savić, J.. (2021). Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem. in Italian Journal of Agronomy
Pagepress Publ, Pavia., 16(3).
https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2021.1795

Tamindzic G, Ignjatov M, Milošević D, Nikolic Z, Kostić Kravljanac L, Jovicic D, Dolijanović Z, Savić J. Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem. in Italian Journal of Agronomy. 2021;16(3).
doi:10.4081/ija.2021.1795 .

Tamindzic, Gordana, Ignjatov, Maja, Milošević, Dragana, Nikolic, Zorica, Kostić Kravljanac, Ljiljana, Jovicic, Dusica, Dolijanović, Zeljko, Savić, Jasna, "Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem" in Italian Journal of Agronomy, 16, no. 3 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2021.1795 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mitrović, Petar
AU  - Djalović, Ivica
AU  - Kiprovski, Biljana
AU  - Veljović-Jovanović, Sonja
AU  - Trkulja, Vojislav
AU  - Jelušić, Aleksandra
AU  - Popović, Tatjana
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1459
AB  - The present study examined the effects of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani infection on antioxidative metabolism in leaves and roots of carrot (Daucus carota L.). Disease symptoms appeared at the end of June in the form of the chlorosis on some of the leaves, which became intensely red one week later, while the previously healthy leaves from the same branch becme chlorotic. A few days later, all leaves from the infected leaf branch were intensely red. Infected plants also had slower growth compared to the healthy ones with fewer leaf branches developed. The roots of infected plants were less developed, seared, or gummy with or without brown-colored root hair. The presence of the pathogen was detected by sequencing the 16S rRNA. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST analyses of the obtained sequence revealed 100% identity of tested strain with deposited Ca. Phytoplasma solani strains from various countries and hosts, all belonging to the "stolbur" group (16SrXII-A). Identity of 99.74% was found when the tested Serbian strain (MF503627) was compared with the reference stolbur strain STOL11 (AF248959). The oxidative damage of membranes in carrot cells was accompanied by a decrease in the content of photosynthetic pigments. Furthermore, for the determination of specific scavenging properties of the extracts, in vitro antioxidant assay was performed. In phytoplasma-infected carrot leaves, there was a greater reduction in the level of glutathione content (GSH); however; flavonoids and anthocyanidins seem to be responsible for the accompanied increased antioxidative capacity against hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide.
PB  - MDPI, Basel
T2  - Plants-Basel
T1  - Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Activity in Leaves and Roots of Carrot Plants Induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani
IS  - 2
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/plants10020337
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mitrović, Petar and Djalović, Ivica and Kiprovski, Biljana and Veljović-Jovanović, Sonja and Trkulja, Vojislav and Jelušić, Aleksandra and Popović, Tatjana",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The present study examined the effects of Candidatus Phytoplasma solani infection on antioxidative metabolism in leaves and roots of carrot (Daucus carota L.). Disease symptoms appeared at the end of June in the form of the chlorosis on some of the leaves, which became intensely red one week later, while the previously healthy leaves from the same branch becme chlorotic. A few days later, all leaves from the infected leaf branch were intensely red. Infected plants also had slower growth compared to the healthy ones with fewer leaf branches developed. The roots of infected plants were less developed, seared, or gummy with or without brown-colored root hair. The presence of the pathogen was detected by sequencing the 16S rRNA. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST analyses of the obtained sequence revealed 100% identity of tested strain with deposited Ca. Phytoplasma solani strains from various countries and hosts, all belonging to the "stolbur" group (16SrXII-A). Identity of 99.74% was found when the tested Serbian strain (MF503627) was compared with the reference stolbur strain STOL11 (AF248959). The oxidative damage of membranes in carrot cells was accompanied by a decrease in the content of photosynthetic pigments. Furthermore, for the determination of specific scavenging properties of the extracts, in vitro antioxidant assay was performed. In phytoplasma-infected carrot leaves, there was a greater reduction in the level of glutathione content (GSH); however; flavonoids and anthocyanidins seem to be responsible for the accompanied increased antioxidative capacity against hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "Plants-Basel",
title = "Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Activity in Leaves and Roots of Carrot Plants Induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani",
number = "2",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3390/plants10020337"
}

Mitrović, P., Djalović, I., Kiprovski, B., Veljović-Jovanović, S., Trkulja, V., Jelušić, A.,& Popović, T.. (2021). Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Activity in Leaves and Roots of Carrot Plants Induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani. in Plants-Basel
MDPI, Basel., 10(2).
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020337

Mitrović P, Djalović I, Kiprovski B, Veljović-Jovanović S, Trkulja V, Jelušić A, Popović T. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Activity in Leaves and Roots of Carrot Plants Induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani. in Plants-Basel. 2021;10(2).
doi:10.3390/plants10020337 .

Mitrović, Petar, Djalović, Ivica, Kiprovski, Biljana, Veljović-Jovanović, Sonja, Trkulja, Vojislav, Jelušić, Aleksandra, Popović, Tatjana, "Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Activity in Leaves and Roots of Carrot Plants Induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani" in Plants-Basel, 10, no. 2 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020337 . .