Journal of Phytopathology (2015) 163, 1050-1054

Maysa S. Areas, Ricardo M. Gonçalves, José M. Soman, Renate K. Sakate, Ricardo Gioria, Tadeu A.F. da Silva Júnior and Antonio C. Maringoni (2015)
Prevalence of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria on pepper in Brazil
Journal of Phytopathology 163 (11-12), 1050-1054
Abstract: Bacterial spot, caused by Xanthomonas spp., is one of the major diseases of pepper in Brazil, causing considerable losses to crop productivity. The efficient management of the disease is hampered by the high variability of the causal agents. In Brazil, there is no knowledge of which species of Xanthomonas occurs on pepper. In this study, 59 strains of Xanthomonas spp. isolated from different pepper-producing regions of Brazil were characterized by biochemical and molecular techniques. Results showed the prevalence of X. euvesicatoria as the causal agent of bacterial spot on pepper in Brazil.
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Database assignments for author(s): Antonio Carlos Maringoni

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Xanthomonas euvesicatoria	Green pepper/chilli (Capsicum)