All Five Host-Range Variants of Xanthomonas citri Carry One pthA Homolog With 17.5 Repeats That Determines Pathogenicity on Citrus, but None Determine Host-Range Variation
Citrus canker disease is caused by five groups of Xanthomonas citri strains that are distinguished primarily by host range: three from Asia (A, A*, and Aw) and two that form a phylogenetically distinct clade and originated in South America (B and C). Every X. citri strain carries multiple DNA fragme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The American Phytopathological Society
2007-08-01
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| Series: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
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| Online Access: | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-20-8-0934 |