Leifsonia xyli

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Classification

Leifsonia

Higher Order Taxa

Taxonomy: root;cellular organism;Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria (class);Actinobacteridae;Actinomycetales;Micrococcineae;Microbacteriaceae;Leifsonia [1]

Species

This species comprises two xylema-associated, fastidious, slow growing subspecies, L. xyli subsp. xyli and L. xyli subsp. cynodontis, that cause ratoon stunting (growth-hindering) disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease, respectively. Ratoon stunting disease is the most economically important disease of sugarcane resulting in 10-15% loss in crop yields worldwide. The disease is difficult to identify and is transmitted mechanically or through infected seeds. Pathogenicity has been associated with production of a toxin. [2]

Description and significance

Genome structure

Cell structure and metabolism

Ecology

Pathology

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