Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola cause bacterial
blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice (Oryza sativa), which constrain production of this staple …

Rice is the principal food crop for people in South and South-East Asia and is life for millions
of rural households worldwide. Bacterial blight (BB) is a very common, widespread, and …

Background Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes bacterial blight of rice (Oryza sativa L.),
a major disease that constrains production of this staple crop in many parts of the world. We …

Durability of plant disease resistance (R) genes may be predicted if the cost of pathogen
adaptation to overcome resistance is understood. Adaptation of the bacterial blight …

The present study was conducted to evaluate the potential of rice rhizosphere associated
antagonistic bacteria for growth promotion and disease suppression of bacterial leaf blight …

The plant-pathogenic prokaryote Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial
blight, one of the most important diseases of rice. The bacterium is a model organism for the …

DNA polymorphism analysis and pathogenicity assays were used to characterize strains of
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola collected from rice …

Rice cultivation has drastically increased in Africa over the last decade. During this time, the
region has also seen a rise in the incidence of rice bacterial blight caused by the pathogen …

Fifteen bacterial strains isolated from molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora Beauv.) were
identified as nitrogen-fixers by using the acetylene-reduction assay and PCR amplification of …

Measures of diversity within populations, and distance between populations, are compared
for organisms with an asexual or mixed mode of reproduction. Examples are drawn from …