Lipopeptides constitute a structurally diverse group of metabolites produced by various
bacterial and fungal genera. In the past decades, research on lipopeptides has been fueled …

SUMMARY Coronatine, syringomycin, syringopeptin, tabtoxin, and phaseolotoxin are the
most intensively studied phytotoxins of Pseudomonas syringae, and each contributes …

Closely related pathogens may differ dramatically in host range, but the molecular, genetic,
and evolutionary basis for these differences remains unclear. In many Gram-negative …

▪ Abstract The advent of molecular biology in general and the polymerase chain reaction in
particular have greatly facilitated genomic analyses of microorganisms, provide enhanced …

Pseudomonas viridiflava is a gram‐negative pseudomonad that is phylogenetically placed
within the Pseudomonas syringae species complex. P. viridiflava has a wide host range and …

This invaluable resource introduces the eleven types of organism that cause plant disease,
ranging from higher plants to viroids and describes examples of cash and staple crop …

Nucleic acid–based (NA-based) detection techniques are becoming fundamental for the
applied plant pathologist. Their speed, sensitivity, specificity, versatility have resulted in the …

Since 2002, severe leaf spotting on parsley (Petroselinum crispum) has occurred in
Monterey County, CA. Either of two different pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae sensu lato …

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Xap), the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of stone
fruits and almond, is regulated as a quarantine pathogen in the European Union and the …

Bacterial canker of stone fruits caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae and pv.
morsprunorum has been studied for a century now and this research brought decisive …