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XANTHOMONAS [1 record]

Record 1 1981-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A genus of bacteria in the family Pseudomonadaceae; straight rods that produce a yellow growth on agar media.

CONT

Xanthomonas is primarily a genus of plant pathogens causing leaf, stem, and fruit spots, and occasionally blight of plants. Members produce a yellow carotenoid pigment which is insoluble in the culture medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Genre IV [des Pseudomonadaceae] - Xanthomonas. Défini par Dowson (1939), il regroupe les bâtonnets asporulés, Gram négatifs, mobiles par un cil polaire (ou une touffe de cils polaires), pigmentés en jaune (pigment insoluble dans l'eau et non diffusible). Ils sont pathogènes pour les plantes chez lesquelles ils provoquent des lésions nécrotiques, plus rarement des cécidies.

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