Transcriptomic dataset of Phaseolus vulgaris leaves in response to the inoculation of pathogenic Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans and its type 3 secretion system-defective mutant hrcV.

Common Bacterial Blight (CBB) is a major threat to bean crops caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (Xcf). The pathogenicity of Xcf is known to be dependent upon a functional Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS), that allows the injection of numerous Type III Effectors (T3Es) into plant cells. We generated a transcriptomic dataset to compare the response of susceptible and resistant cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris to the inoculation of the virulent strain Xcf CFBP4885 or its avirulent T3SS-defective hrcV mutant (CFBP13802). This dataset is a valuable resource to investigate the role of T3Es in subverting the cellular functions of bean. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants from two cultivars, Flavert (FL) and Vezer (VZ) were grown in growth chamber for 16 days. Then, plant leaves were inoculated with a virulent Xcf strain (CFBP4885), its T3SS defective hrcV mutant (CFBP13802) or water (Mock). Gene expression profiling by RNAseq were performed on the inoculated leaf samples collected 24h or 48h after inoculation from 6 independant plants for each modality. A total of 36 samples were obtained from three biological replicates.