Pseudomonas amygdali

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Pseudomonas syringae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Pseudomonas
Species: P. amygdali
Binomial name
Pseudomonas amygdali
Psallidas and Panagopoulos 1975

Pseudomonas amygdali is a plant pathogenic bacterium. In contrast to many of the other members of the Pseudomonas genus, it is non-fluorescent. Its only known host is almond, upon which it causes cankers on woody parts of the tree[1]. The type strain is NCPPB 2607.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Smith, Dunez, Lelliot, Phillips and Archer (1988) European Handbok of Plant Disease. Blackwell Scientific Publications.