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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.571691
Keywords
citrus canker; photosensitizer; antimicrobial activity; photodegradation; sunlight
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFE0103200]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31370737, 31400637, 31570745, 31670739]
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2018J01897, 2018J01729]
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Citrus canker, induced by bacterial infection, seriously affects the growth and productivity of citrus around the world and has attracted strong research interest. The current treatment for this disease uses copper salts to inactivate the pathogenic bacteria: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) strain. However, copper salts may have a negative impact on the environment or plant. In this work, we identify a chemical compound, 2,6-diiodo-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(P-benzoic acid)-4,4 '-difluoroboradiazaindacene (DIBDP), to inactivate the pathogenic Xcc strain (29-1). DIBDP is activated by sunlight and generates reactive oxygen species to kill the bacteria. In order to overcome the degradation of DIBDP under sunlight, an adjuvant agent was identified to limit the photodegradation of DIBDP by forming a photosensitizer complex (PSC). This complex demonstrated significant antimicrobial activity to Xcc 29-1, which was 64-fold more potent than the copper biocides. The antimicrobial efficacy of PSC on citrus leaves infected by Xcc 29-1 also was much stronger than copper agent and, at the same time, the PSC was safe to the host exposed to sunlight. Thus, this PSC is a promising antibacterial agent to control citrus canker disease.
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