Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum

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Xanthomonas campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Xanthomonadales
Family: Xanthomonadaceae
Genus: Xanthomonas
Binomial name
Xanthomonas campestris
(Pammel 1895) Dowson 1939
Synonyms

Bacillus campestris Pammel 1895
Pseudomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Smith 1897
Bacterium campestre (Pammel 1895) Smith 1897
Phytomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Bergey et al. 1923
Xanthomonas campestris var. aberrans Knösel 1961
Xanthomonas campestris var. armoraceae
(McCulloch) Starr and Burkholder 1942

Xanthomonas campestris is a bacterial species which causes a variety of plant diseases. It is used in the commercial production of a high molecular weight polysaccharide, xanthan gum, that is an efficient viscosifier of water and that has many important uses, especially in the food industry.

Types of Xanthomonas campestris

(pv. means pathovar, a kind of classification based on the type of host plant was attacked by Xanthomonas campestris)

  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae A
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae B
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. hyacinthi
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. nigromaculans
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. poinsettiicola
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. tardicrescens
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

Publication

Gerhard Reuther, Martin Bahmann: Elimination of Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii by Means of Micropropagation of Pelargonium Stock Plants; In: 3rd International Geranium Conference, 1992. Proceedings, Ball Publishing Batavia, IL. USA ; (1992),

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