Xanthomonas cucurbitae
| Xanthomonas cucurbitae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Xanthomonadales |
| Family: | Xanthomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthomonas |
| Species: | X. cucurbitae
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthomonas cucurbitae (Bryan 1926) Vauterin et al. 1995
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Xanthomonas cucurbitae is a species of Gram-negative bacteria that is a plant pathogen. It is the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of cucurbits, infecting plants like pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers.[1][2]
The disease can cause significant yield losses in commercial crops—up to 100% in some fields—particularly in pumpkin production in the Midwestern United States.[1][3][4] The bacterium was first identified on 'Hubbard squash' in New York in 1926.[1] It has since been found worldwide, with the first confirmed report in Europe occurring in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 2018.[4]
- ^ a b c Rai, Rikky; Pasion, Julius; Majumdar, Tanvi; Green, Cory E.; Hind, Sarah R. (September 2021). "Genome Sequencing and Functional Characterization of Xanthomonas cucurbitae, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Spot Disease of Cucurbits". Phytopathology. 111 (9): 1614–1629. doi:10.1094/PHYTO-06-20-0228-R.
- ^ apsnet.org Retrieved on 5 September 2015
- ^ Zhang, X.; Babadoost, M. (July 2018). "Characteristics of Xanthomonas cucurbitae Isolates from Pumpkins and Survival of the Bacterium in Pumpkin Seeds". Plant Disease. 102 (9): 1779–1784. doi:10.1094/PDIS-08-17-1216-RE.
- ^ a b Altin, I.; Casoli, L.; Stefani, E. (April 2020). "First report of bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas cucurbitae on pumpkin in Italy". New Disease Reports. 41 (1): 21. doi:10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.021. hdl:11380/1201006.