Phenotypic and Molecular-Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Distinct Features of Crown Gall-Associated <i>Xanthomonas</i> Strains
Hamzeh Mafakheri, S. Mohsen Taghavi, Sadegh Zarei, Touraj Rahimi, Mohammad Sadegh Hasannezhad, Perrine Portier, Marion Fischer‐Le Saux, Ivica Dimkić, Ralf Koebnik, Nemanja Kuzmanović, Ebrahim Osdaghi
Abstract
Tumorigenic agrobacteria—members of the bacterial family Rhizobiaceae —cause crown gall and hairy root diseases on a broad range of plant species. These bacteria are responsible for economic losses in nurseries of important fruit trees and ornamental plants.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGallPhylogenetic treeXanthomonasPhenotypeGeneticsEvolutionary biologyPhylogenetic relationshipPhylogeneticsBotanyGenePlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity