Viroids, the Smallest Plant Pathogen, Suppress Bacterial Plant Disease via Epigenetic Changes and RNA Silencing?
Summary Statement Viroids inhibit the development of crown gall caused by tumorigenic Allorhizobium/Rhizobium strains in chrysanthemum and tomato plants, demonstrating the microbial interkingdom interactions of viroids in plants. This is the first report of viroids suppressing a bacterial disease.
Authors
- Akira Kawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4506-5807)
- Yosuke Matsushita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1325-3125)
Institutions
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (JP)
- Western Region Agricultural Research Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plant Cell & Environment
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70208
- Primary Topic
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00