Summary Taxonomic status: Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria;
Order Xanthomonadales; Family Xanthomonadaceae; Genus Xanthomonas; Species …

Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca is the causal agent of “olive quick decline syndrome” in
Salento (Apulia, Italy). On April 2015, we started interdisciplinary studies to provide a …

Background Despite technical improvements in the citrus chain and leadership in orange
production achieved in the past decades, premature fruit drop remains a major component …

We determined that multiple and independent introductions of copper resistance genes
have taken place for strains of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri from Argentina and strains of X …

Genetic exchange is considered to be an important process in the selective adaptation of
microorganisms to shifting and challenging environmental conditions. As a consequence of …

Copper bactericides have been widely studied and used for control of citrus canker caused
by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. New formulations become available periodically, however …

The management of citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, has been widely
studied in endemic areas because of the importance of the disease in several citrus …

Asiatic citrus canker (ACC) is an incurable disease of citrus plants caused by the Gram-
negative bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X. citri). It affects all the commercially …

Asiatic citrus canker (ACC), caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, has been controlled by
exclusion and eradication measures in São Paulo state (SP), Brazil, since it was first …

Brazil is the biggest producer of sweet oranges and the main exporter of concentrated
orange juice in the world. Among the diseases that affect citriculture, Asiatic citrus canker …