Xanthomonas spp. encompass a wide range of plant pathogens that use numerous
virulence factors for pathogenicity and fitness in plant hosts. In this Review, we examine …

Plant pathogens are a significant challenge in agriculture despite our best efforts to combat
them. One of the most effective and sustainable ways to manage plant pathogens is to use …

Summary Taxonomic status Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria;
Order Xanthomonadales; Family Xanthomonadaceae; Genus X anthomonas; Species …

Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is one of the most cultivated vegetable and spice crops in the world.
Capsicum genetics have been extensively studied, but the most recent Capsicum gene list …

Both hypersensitive and quantitative forms of resistance to the bacterial spot pathogens
(Xanthomonas spp.) occur in pepper and tomato. Five resistance genes involved in …

Disease symptoms Symptoms include water‐soaked areas surrounded by chlorosis turning
into necrotic spots on all aerial parts of plants. On tomato fruits, small, water‐soaked, or …

Plants are continuously challenged by different pathogenic microbes that reduce the quality
and quantity of produce and therefore pose a serious threat to food security. Among them …

Many phytopathogenic bacteria inject virulence effector proteins into plant cells. To identify
novel virulence effectors of the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas, a worldwide …

Today India is the main producer of peppers especially the hot peppers, albeit mostly for
domestic use. The thrips and mites, and the virus diseases transmitted by them along with …

Bacterial spot (BS), incited by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv), is one of the
most serious diseases of pepper. For a comparative analysis of defense responses to Xcv …