Query: NC_016010:1169850 Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citrumelo F1 chromosome, complete
Lineage: Xanthomonas alfalfae; Xanthomonas; Xanthomonadaceae; Xanthomonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: The organism causes the disease Citrus Bacterial Spot. Isolated from Avon Park, Florida, in 1984. Plant pathogen.
Subject: NC_010688:2400471 Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, complete genome
Lineage: Xanthomonas campestris; Xanthomonas; Xanthomonadaceae; Xanthomonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This genus consists of plant-specific yellow-pigmented microbes, some of which are economically important phytopathogens that devastate crops such as citrus plants, rice, beans, grape, and cotton. These organisms are almost exclusively found associated with their plant hosts and are not found free in the soil. This species is a major cause of black rot in crucifers, a disease that results in massive tissue degeneration. It also produces an extracellular polysaccharide known as xanthan, which is harvested commercially as a food stabilizing agent for use in industry.