Analysis of the Molecular Diversity of Common Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and X. campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscansi) Strains from Ethiopia Revealed by Rep-PCR Genomic Fingerprinting

Genetic Diversity and Pathogenic Variation of Common Blight Bacteria (Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and X. campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans) Suggests Pathogen Coevolution with the Common Bean.

ABSTRACT Common bacterial blight (CBB), caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and X. campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans, is one of the most important diseases of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in East Africa and other bean-growing regions. Xanthomonad-like bacteria associated with CBB in Malawi and Tanzania, East Africa, and in Wisconsin, U.S., were characterized based on brown pigm...

Differential Pathogenicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and X. fuscans subsp. fuscans Strains on Bean Genotypes with Common Blight Resistance

Genetic and physiological analysis of the major OxyR-regulated katA from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli.

katA encodes the major catalase that accounts for 90 % of the total catalase activity present in Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. katA is located upstream of an ORF designated ankA encoding a cytoplasmic membrane protein homologous to eukaryotic ankyrin. Transcriptional analysis of katA and ankA identified two katA transcripts: a major monocistronic katA transcript and a minor bicistronic k...

Diversity Among Strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians from Lettuce.

ABSTRACT Diversity in host range, pathogenicity, phenotypic characteristics, repetitive extragenic palindromic polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) profiles, and sequence of the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region was examined among 44 Xanthomonas strains isolated from lettuce. Forty-two of the strains were divided into two groups, designated A and B. Seventy percent were Group A, and most of the remaini...

Discrimination of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris races among strains from northwestern Spain by Brassica spp. genotypes and rep-PCR

Black rot, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc), is a severe seedborne disease of Brassica crops around the world. Nine races are recognized, being races 1 and 4 the most aggressive and widespread. The identification of Xcc races affecting Brassica crops in a target area is necessary to establish the adequate control measures and breeding strategies. The objectives of this stud...