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Bacterial diseases of potatoes: from classical phytobacteriology to molecular pathogenicity

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Various bacterial pathogens attack potato plants and tubers. These pathogens includeErwinia, Corynebacterium (Clavibacter), Psuedomonas andStreptomyces. Over the past few years there have been significant advances in the molecular biological analysis of several of these pathogens and this is now helping us to understand the major aspects of virulence mechanisms. However, to date, such information is not sufficiently useful to allow us to intervene rationally in these potato diseases, except by the standard practises of good husbandry.

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Salmond, G.P.C. Bacterial diseases of potatoes: from classical phytobacteriology to molecular pathogenicity. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 98 (Suppl 2), 115–126 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01974478

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