Research progress in quorum sensing and quorum quenching of the rice pathogen Burkholderia plantarii

Burkholderia plantarii is a causal agent of bacterial seedling blight of rice. This pathogen is of strong infectivity, reproductive capacity and adapt ability, and thus poses a serious threat to rice production. Hereby, the occurrence, damage and pathogenic mechanism of B.plantarii are introduced. Research progress of physiological traits and the regulation of pathogenicity controlled by bacterial quorum sensing (QS) in B.plantarii are also discussed. Moreover, from the point of view of microbial interaction in rhizosphere, the mechanisms of quorum quenching by interspecific signaling molecules against bacterial pathogens are summarized. According to the characteristics of the interspecies signaling molecules, their importance and application potential in development of novel bactericides are also previewed.