Streptomyces scabies (S. scabies) is a pathogenic bacterium that affects tuber and root tuber crops. It causes potato scab, which is one of the four major diseases of potato production. To ensure food security, it is necessary to invent more effective methods to combat potato scab.
CD BioSciences provides an advanced technology platform for S. scabies-based plant pathogenic bacteria screening service using S. scabies as an indicator strain. The unique MicroScanTM technology platform is designed to discover bacteria that can inhibit the indicator strain and contributing to the biological control of potato scab.
Overview of S. scabies
Basics about S. scabies
- S. scabies, that is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen, survives in all conditions of soil, except the most acidic ones.
- As so far, the sequence genome of S. scabies is the largest Streptomyces genome. In 1890, the first strain of potato scab was isolated by Roland Thaxter. Then, it was renamed by Waksman and Henrici in 1948 and placed in the genus Streptomyces.
- S. scabies consists of elongated branched mycelium with few intersecting walls. The mycelium produces cylindrical spores that can occasionally form a spiral.
How S. scabies Affect Plants
- The lenticels-pores for gas exchange on the potato epidermis are the main route for S. scabies to enter the potato. Other evidence suggests that they can also penetrate directly into potato skins and cause infections.
- When plants are infected, corky lesions form on tubers and taproots. Lesions are usually brown and a few millimeters in diameter, but may vary in size and color depending on environmental conditions.
- The lesions caused by this disease are limited to the cortex, which will not affect the consumption of tubers, but will make the diseased potatoes intolerable to storage and have an unsightly appearance.
- By looking at the aerial parts of the plant, it is impossible to determine whether the plant is infected. After reducing the quality of potatoes, it will affect sales and cause economic losses.
Our Service
CD BioSciences provides S. scabies-based plant pathogenic bacteria screening service. Multiple physiological subspecies of related strains could be provided for customers. The unique MicroScanTM technology platform can discover bacteria strains that Inhibit the growth of the indicator strain. These specific strains may be used as biocontrol or producers of unique antimicrobial drugs. This platform,which is developed to meet customer's personalized customization needs, provides a new approach for screening and detecting microbial interactions and it can be applied to any microbial flora.
- Single Bacteria Strain Discovery
High throughput Identifying single bacterial stains that can be mixed with S. scabies - Combination of Bacteria Strains Discovery
Identifying a mixture of bacteria strains that can be mixed with S. scabies
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Abundant Strain Resources
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