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Phenotypic and Molecular-Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Distinct Features of Crown Gall-Associated Xanthomonas Strains.
Microbiology spectrum - 23 Feb 2022
Mafakheri Hamzeh, Taghavi S Mohsen, Zarei Sadegh, Rahimi Touraj, Hasannezhad Mohammad Sadegh, Portier Perrine, Fischer-Le Saux Marion, Dimkić Ivica, Koebnik Ralf, Kuzmanović Nemanja, Osdaghi Ebrahim
Abstract excerpt
In summer 2019, widespread occurrence of crown gall disease caused by Agrobacterium spp. was observed on commercially grown ornamental plants in southern Iran. Beside agrobacteria, pale yellow-pigmented Gram-negative strains resembling the members of Xanthomonas were also associated with crown gall tissues on weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) and Amaranthus sp. plants. The purpose of the present study was to...
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