Open AccessThe susceptibility of plants to Agrobacterium : A discussion of the role of phenolic compounds
Author(s) -
Cleene Marcel
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb02677.x-i1
Subject(s) - agrobacterium , gall , biology , agrobacterium tumefaciens , pathogen , polyphenol , botany , crown (dentistry) , host (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , transformation (genetics) , biochemistry , medicine , dentistry , antioxidant
An extensive literature survey of the host‐range of Agrobacterium ‐induced neoplasms has revealed that highly susceptible plant families are accumulators of polyphenolics, whereas families assumed to be non‐sensitive to the pathogen seem to lack this property. These and other results might indicate that polyphenolics play a role in the host‐pathogen relationship of Agrobacterium ‐induced neoplasms. This hypothesis will be discussed in the light of the present knowledge of crown gall/hairy root induction and progress in plants.