What makes Xanthomonas albilineans unique amongst xanthomonads?

Xanthomonas albilineans causes leaf scald, a lethal disease of sugarcane. Compared to other species of Xanthomonas, X. albilineans exhibits distinctive pathogenic mechanisms, ecology and taxonomy. Its genome, which has experienced significant erosion, has unique genomic features. It lacks two loci r...

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Main Authors: Isabelle ePieretti, Alexander ePesic, Daniel ePetras, Monique eRoyer, Roderich D Süssmuth, Stéphane eCociancich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00289/full