Ralstonia syzygii, the Blood Disease Bacterium and Some Asian R. solanacearum Strains Form a Single Genomic Species Despite Divergent Lifestyles

The Ralstonia solanacearum species complex includes R. solanacearum, R. syzygii, and the Blood Disease Bacterium (BDB). All colonize plant xylem vessels and cause wilt diseases, but with significant biological differences. R. solanacearum is a soilborne bacterium that infects the roots of a broad ra...

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Main Authors: Remenant, Benoît, de Cambiaire, Jean-Charles, Cellier, Gilles, Jacobs, Jonathan M., Mangenot, Sophie, Barbe, Valérie, Lajus, Aurélie, Vallenet, David, Medigue, Claudine, Fegan, Mark, Allen, Caitilyn, Prior, Philippe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169583/