Xanthomonas campestris
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Xanthomonas campestris
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Xanthomonadales; Xanthomonadaceae; Xanthomonas; Xanthomonas campestris
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Xanthomonas campestris
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
Application to Biotechnology
Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes? What are they and how are they used?
Current Research
Current research is being done on the genetic diversity in Xcc of wild crucifers. With the most diverse and abundant wild cruciferous plants in the world, reseach was done in California to find any differences in genetic strains on Xcc in infected wild weeds. From both non-cultivated and cultivated areas, Xcc was isolated from different regions of California. Using Amplified fragment length polymorphism PCR (AFLP) to identify genetic variation in strains, over 72 strains were sequenced to show 7 unique genotypes that were limited to their respective sites. Non-cultivated wild weeds near the coast had strains of Xcc that were specific to the region and different from the weeds grown near produced crop areas. [5]
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References
Edited by Tammie Chau, student of Rachel Larsen