Xanthomonas_campestris_pv._translucens

<i>Xanthomonas translucens</i>

Xanthomonas translucens

Diease-causing bacterium of cereals


Xanthomonas translucens is a species of phytopathogenic bacteria. It is the causal agent of bacterial leaf streak in of wheat and cereal crop. The bacterium is transmitted as a seed-borne pathogen. The transmission rate is very low but ensures serious outbreaks in the field under suitable conditions. The pathogen is a non-sporing, aerobic, motile, gram-negative, rod bacterium with a single polar flagellum.

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X. t. pv. translucens (syn. X. campestris pv. translucens) causes a bacterial leaf streak of wheat.[1]:113[2] Xts medium is developed and presented in Schaad & Forster 1985.[1]:113[2] Xts medium is semi-selective for Xtt.[1]:113[2] Although some problems with this agar are known, nothing better is available.[1]:113


References

  1. Mehta, Yeshwant (2014). Wheat Diseases and Their Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing Switzerland. pp. xii+255. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06465-9. LCCN 2014942522. 978-3-319-06464-2. 978-3-319-06465-9.
  2. Gitaitis, Ronald; Walcott, Ronald (2007). "The Epidemiology and Management of Seedborne Bacterial Diseases". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 45 (1). Annual Reviews: 371–397. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.45.062806.094321. ISSN 0066-4286.

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