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Host Colonization and Pathogenesis in Plant Diseases Caused by Fastidious Xylem-Inhabiting Bacteria

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Vascular Wilt Diseases of Plants

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Abstract

The diversity of plant pathogenic bacteria capable of colonizing plant xylem is astounding. They are represented in almost every genus containing bacterial plant pathogens and incite diseases characterized by symptoms such as wilts, cankers, soft rots, leaf spots, galls, blights, declines, stunts, and leaf marginal necroses (Hayward 1974; Van Alfen 1982). Included among these xylem colonizers are bacteria with exacting nutritional and physiological requirements for growth as evidenced by their inability to grow in vitro on media commonly used for cultivation of plant pathogenic bacteria (Davis et al 1981). These bacteria are collectively referred to as fastidious xylem-inhabiting bacteria (FXB).

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Davis, M.J. (1989). Host Colonization and Pathogenesis in Plant Diseases Caused by Fastidious Xylem-Inhabiting Bacteria. In: Tjamos, E.C., Beckman, C.H. (eds) Vascular Wilt Diseases of Plants. NATO ASI Series, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73166-2_3

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