Xanthomonas translucens
| Xanthomonas translucens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Xanthomonadales |
| Family: | Xanthomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthomonas |
| Species: | X. translucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthomonas translucens (Jones et al. 1917) Vauterin et al. 1995 | |
Xanthomonas translucens is a species of phytopathogenic bacteria. It is the causal agent of bacterial leaf streak in of wheat and cereal crop. The bacterium is transmitted as a seed-borne pathogen. The transmission rate is very low but ensures serious outbreaks in the field under suitable conditions . The pathogen is a non-sporing, aerobic, motile, gram-negative, rod bacterium with a single polar flagellum.
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