Plant Pathogenic Bacteria pp 3-5 | Cite as
Towards the Next Millennium: Challenges and Prospects with Plant Associated Bacteria
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The 20th century accelerated discovery of bacterial plant pathogens and some of their properties. It is humbling, however, to consider that a major management tool for fireblight, incited by the first scientifically described bacterial plant pathogen, Erwinia amylovora, is still at its more primitive stage, namely cutting off parts of trees or destroying them. A similar situation exists for citrus canker in the U.S., namely destruction of trees in efforts to eradicate Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri.
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Xanthomonas Campestris Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Citrus Canker Plant Associate Bacterium Xylella Fastidiosa
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