Biology of phytopathogenic bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses

Teacher(s)

Bragard Claude; Declerck Stephan; Legrève Anne coordinator;

Language

French

Prerequisites

LBIRA2106

Main themes

This course is composed of four parts corresponding to the main biotic plant pathogenic agents: bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses. The main topics are as follows:
- a) Bacteria: structure and composition of plant pathogenic bacteria, genetic determinants, toxins and physiological effects, bacteriocins and phages, control strategies including bactericides, antibiosis, biotechnological strategies.
- b) Fungi: structural and biochemical characteristics of pathogenic fungi, vegetative growth, typical life cycle, diversity and evolution, plant-pathogenic fungi interaction (infection strategies, gene for gene interaction, pathogenesis, plant defense mechanisms.
-c) Nematodes: anatomic and morphological characteristics, typical examples and their control strategies.
-d) Viruses: typical life cycle, viral genome, classification, movement within the plant, virus vector interaction, transmission, interference with host plant, pathogenesis.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	a. Contribution of the activity to the LO (LO from the program) 1.1 to 1.5 ; 2.1 to 2.4 ; 3.1 to 3.9 ; 4.1 to 4.7 ; 6.1 to 6.9 ;  7.1 ; 8.1, 8.5 and 8.6 b. LO from the program specific to this activity By the end of the course, each student knows in detail plant pathogens responsible for plant diseases and should be able : - to define a given pathogenic agents, - to explain the pathogenesis steps of a given plant pathogen, and - to understand plant-pathogen interactions, - to develop appropriate control strategies.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Teaching methods

Lectures and practical works

Evaluation methods

Written exam during the examination period and report on the pratical works

Other information

This course can be given in English.

Online resources

Moodle

Bibliography

Syllabus et/ou support diapos fournis via Moodle
Site web dédié, thesaurus d'images, échantillons.
Ouvrages de référence : Matthew's Plant Virology, '

Faculty or entity

AGRO