Ralstonia syzygii, the Blood Disease Bacterium and some Asian R. solanacearum strains form a single genomic species despite divergent lifestyles.

The Ralstonia solanacearum species complex includes R. solanacearum, R. syzygii, and the Blood Disease Bacterium (BDB). All colonize plant xylem vessels and cause wilt diseases, but with significant biological differences. R. solanacearum is a soilborne bacterium that infects the roots of a broad ra...

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Main Authors: Benoît Remenant, Jean-Charles de Cambiaire, Gilles Cellier, Jonathan M Jacobs, Sophie Mangenot, Valérie Barbe, Aurélie Lajus, David Vallenet, Claudine Medigue, Mark Fegan, Caitilyn Allen, Philippe Prior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21931687/?tool=EBI