CONFERENCE
Datums un laiks: 26. novembris, plkst. 16.30–17.30
Vieta: Dabas māja, 702. auditorija
Lektore: Dr. Tetiana Kalačova
Vieslekcijas anotācija:
Bacterial diseases are responsible for major losses in vegetable crop production, and are particularly difficult to manage in close cultivation systems, aka greenhouses. While EU regulations still limit genome editing of plants, and in the context of increasing antibiotic resistance, bacteriophages (phages) appear as promising biocontrol agents. However, there are several limitations of their broad use, such an unknown impact on plant-associated microbiome, fast evolution of the microbial community, and the lack of knowledge about impact on plants.
On the way of developing a functional biocontrol solution against bacterioses for greenhouse-cultivated tomatoes, we have optimized a pipeline of bacteriophage isolation and application, and now investigate the tripartite interactions between phages, bacteria and plants using the model system based on Arabidopsis thaliana, P. syringae pv tomato and Pseudomonas phage Eir4. Combining the advanced imaging, genomics, and plant phenotyping we aim to shed light on the mechanisms of phages action in planta, thus opening their use as efficient customizable biocontrol for sustainable agriculture.
