Plant Protect. Sci., 2022, 58(2):81-91 | DOI: 10.17221/147/2021-PPS

Phages of phytopathogenic bacteria: High potential, but challenging applicationReview

Nataliia Korniienko1,2, Alla Kharina2, Iryna Budzanivska2, Lenka Burketová*,1, Tetiana Kalachova ORCID...*,1
1 Laboratory of Pathological Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
2 ESC "Institute of Biology", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

Phytopathogenic bacteria are one of the most significant causes of crop yield losses. Until now, the direct treatment of bacterioses was limited to the application of antibacterial compounds or resistance inducers. This is about to change due to the revolutionary discovery of phages. Indeed, bacteriophages look very promising as therapy agents: cheap, self-amplifying, self-eliminating, and safe for the host organism. However, phage therapy of plant diseases remains a "direction with high potential", which, so far, has very few successful implication cases. Here, we discuss recent advances in phage research, focusing on the challenges associated with the evaluation of phage biological activity, under both laboratory and environmental conditions.

Keywords: bacteriophages; field application; plant protection; phage application

Published: March 28, 2022  Show citation

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Korniienko N, Kharina A, Budzanivska I, Burketová L, Kalachova T. Phages of phytopathogenic bacteria: High potential, but challenging application. Plant Protect. Sci.. 2022;58(2):81-91. doi: 10.17221/147/2021-PPS.
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