Xanthomonas campestris

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Xanthomonas campestris

Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:	Xanthomonadales
Family:	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus:	Xanthomonas

Binomial name

Xanthomonas campestris
(Pammel 1895) Dowson 1939

Synonyms

Bacillus campestris Pammel 1895
Pseudomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Smith 1897
Bacterium campestre (Pammel 1895) Smith 1897
Phytomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Bergey et al. 1923
Xanthomonas campestris var. aberrans Knösel 1961
Xanthomonas campestris var. armoraceae
(McCulloch) Starr and Burkholder 1942

Xanthomonas campestris is a bacterial species which causes a variety of plant diseases. It is used in the commercial production of a high molecular weight polysaccharide, xanthan gum, that is an efficient viscosifier of water and that has many important uses, especially in the food industry.

[edit] Types of Xanthomonas campestris

(pv. means pathovar, a kind of classification based on the type of host plant was attacked by Xanthomonas campestris)

Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae A
Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae B
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae
Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina
Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
Xanthomonas campestris pv. hyacinthi
Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis
Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
Xanthomonas campestris pv. nigromaculans
Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
Xanthomonas campestris pv. poinsettiicola
Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani
Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami
Xanthomonas campestris pv. tardicrescens
Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

[edit] Publication

Gerhard Reuther, Martin Bahmann: Elimination of Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii by Means of Micropropagation of Pelargonium Stock Plants; In: 3rd International Geranium Conference, 1992. Proceedings, Ball Publishing Batavia, IL. USA ; (1992),