Burkholderia andropogonis

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Burkholderia andropogonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species: B. adropogonis
Binomial name
Burkholderia andropogonis
Smith 1911

Burkholderia andropogonis is a soil bacterium. The species includes bacteria previously classified as Pseudomonas woodsii and Pseudomonas andropogonis. It can cause leaf, bud and stem spotting on carnation although it is not a disease of great economical significance[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Smith, Dunez, Lelliot, Phillips and Archer (Eds.) (1988) European handbook of plant disease. Blackwell Scientific Publishing. ISBN 0-632-01222-6