Michelle M Pena, Rishi Bhandari, Robert M Bowers, Kylie Weis, Eric Newberry, Naama Wagner, Tal Pupko, Jeffrey B Jones, Tanja Woyke, Boris A Vinatzer, Marie-Agnès Jacques, Neha Potnis
The genus Xanthomonas has been primarily studied for pathogenic interactions with plants. However, besides host and tissue-specific pathogenic strains, this genus also comprises nonpathogenic strains isolated from a broad range of hosts, sometimes in association with pathogenic strains, and other environments, including rainwater. Based on their incapacity or limited capacity to cause symptoms on the host of isolation, nonpathogenic xanthomonads can be further characterized as commensal and weakly pathogenic...
April 2, 2024: Genome Biology and Evolution