Two Genetically Diverse Groups of Strains Are Included in Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoriaj (original) (raw)

Two genetically diverse groups of strains were identified among cultures of Xunthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria isolated from plants with bacterial spot of pepper and tomato. Group A strains do not pit pectate gels or hydrolyze starch, whereas group B strains are strongly positive for these reactions. Group A strains cause a hypersensitive reaction in plants of tomato breeding line Hawaii 7998, but group B strains do not. Other differences between the two groups of strains were discovered in tests for utilization of carbon compounds, serology, fatty acid profiles, silver-stained protein bands on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gels, and DNA restriction enzyme digestion profiles. The levels of DNA homology between strains belonging to the same group were more than 74%, but the levels of DNA homology between strains belonging to different groups were less than 46%. The two groups of strains have different genetic backgrounds, but cause essentially the same disease of tomato and pepper.

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