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Clarifying the taxonomy of the causal agent of bacterial leaf spot of lettuce through a polyphasic approach reveals that Xanthomonas cynarae Trébaol et al. 2000 emend. Timilsina et al. 2019 is a later heterotypic synonym of Xanthomonas hortorum Vauterin et al. 1995.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2020
Morinière Lucas, Burlet Alexandre, Rosenthal Emma R, Nesme Xavier, Portier Perrine, Bull Carolee T, Lavire Céline, Fischer-Le Saux Marion, Bertolla Franck
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Assessment of the taxonomy and diversity of Xanthomonas strains causing bacterial leaf spot of lettuce (BLSL), commonly referred to as Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians, has been a long-lasting issue which held back the global efforts made to understand this pathogen. In order to provide a sound basis essential to its study, we conducted a polyphasic approach on strains obtained through sampling campaigns or...
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