New tomato race of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria found in Florida
It was reported at the 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology in Montreal that a new race of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) has been detected infecting tomatoes in Florida, US. The new race, pectolytic and amylolytic, was distinguished from races 1 and 2 of the pathogen by genomic fingerprinting. Strains of the new race did not react with monoclonal antibodies specific to race 1 and race 2 of the pathogen.
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Jones, J.B.; Stall, R.E.; Bouzar, H.; Minsavage, G.V.; Wang, J.F.; Somodi, G.C.; Hodge, N.C.; Scott, J.W. (1993) A new tomato race of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria in Florida.
Presentation at the 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal, CA, 1993-07/08-27/06.