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XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Xanthomonas |
| Species: | Xanthomonas axonopodis |
| Description: | Xanthomonas axonopodis are proteobacteria and as with all proteobacteria they have a gram negative wall consisting of an outer membrane made up of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a phospholipid inner membrane. Their appearances are aerobic rod shape with polar flagella.These organisms are almost exclusively found associated with their plant hosts and are not found free in the soil. |
| Synonyms: | Xanthomonas axonoperis (sic) Starr and Garces 1950. |
| Source: | X. axonopodis can be found cultivating on the leaves, stems, and fruit of citrus trees all around the world. They are mostly found in heavily citrus agricultural countries such as the United States, Australia, and Brazil. |
| Pathogenicity: | Mainly known as plant pathogens that causes citrus cankers. The leaves, stems, and fruits that are infected with X. axonopodis display lesions which take on yellow halo or ring shaped appearances. They are so persistent that whole orchards have to be destroyed if X. axonopodis are present |
| Genbank: | X95919.1(16srRNA) [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 4.91 |
| GC %: | 65 |
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| Reference: | (1)Silva, D, Ferro, J., Reinach, F, Farah, C. “Comparison of the genomes of two Xantomonas pathogens with differing host specificities”. Nature. 2002. Vol. 417. p.459-463.,(2)Rigano, Luciano; Siciliano, Florencia; Enrique, Ramón; Sendín, Lorena; Filippone, Paula; Torres, Pablo; Qüesta, Julia; Marano, Maria Rosa (2007). "Biofilm formation, epiphytic fitness, and canker development in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri". The American Phytopathological Society. 10 (20) |
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