Plant pathogenic bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas cause a variety of diseases in
economically important monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crop plants worldwide …

SUMMARY A review of type III effectors (T3 effectors) from strains of Xanthomonas reveals a
growing list of candidate and known effectors based on functional assays and sequence and …

Transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors from Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
(Xcm) are essential for bacterial blight of cotton (BBC). Here, by combining transcriptome …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the role of leucine–rich repeat (LRR) proteins in
plant defenses. LRR proteins are involved in specific protein–protein interactions and are …

Plant diseases have major effects on agricultural production and the food supply. Currently,
worldwide crop losses due to disease are estimated to exceed $100 billion (Brears and …

Study of the legume/rhizobium symbiosis necessitates an understanding of methods to
isolate and characterise the bacteria. Since the publication of 'A manual for the practical …

SUMMARY Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria; Xanthomonadales;
Xanthomonadaceae, Xanthomonas. Microbiological properties: Gram‐negative, obligately …

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 …

Of all the agricultural pests and diseases that threaten citrus crops, citrus canker is one of the
most devastating. The disease, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri …

RESULTS The PWL2 gene is a member of a multigene family. We have surveyed 52 M.
grisea strains isolated from diverse grass species other than rice (Table 1) for sequences …