@article{fdi:41049, title = {{P}athological and molecular characterization of {X}anthomonas campestris strains causing diseases of cassava ({M}anihot esculenta)}, author = {{V}erdier, {V}al{\'e}rie and {B}oher, {B}ernard and {M}araite, {H}. and {G}eiger, {J}ean-{P}aul}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}ifty one strains representing {X}anthomonas campestris pv. manihotis and cassavae and different pathovars occurring on plants of the family {E}uphorbiaceae were characterized by ribotyping with a 16{S}+23{S} r{RNA} probe of {E}scherichia coli and by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with a plasmid probe from {X}. campestris pv. manihotis. {P}athogenicity tests were performed on cassava ({M}anihot esculenta). {H}istological comparative studies were conducted on strains of two pathovars of {X}. campestris (vascular and mesophyllic) that attack cassava. {O}ur results indicated that {X}. campestris pv. manihotis and cassavae have different modes of action in the host and supplemented the taxonomic data on restriction fragment length polymorphism that clearly separate the two pathovars. {T}he plasmid probe could detect multiple restriction fragment length polymorphisms among strains of the pathovar studied. {R}ibotyping provides a useful tool for rapid identification of {X}. campestris pathovars on cassava.}, keywords = {{AGENT} {PATHOGENE} ; {BACTERIE} ; {PATHOLOGIE} {VEGETALE} ; {BACTERIOSE} {VASCULAIRE} ; {POLYMORPHISME} {GENETIQUE} ; {IDENTIFICATION} ; {SOUCHE} ; {POUVOIR} {PATHOGENE} ; {CLASSIFICATION} ; {GENETIQUE} {MOLECULAIRE} ; {RFLP}.{RESTRICTION} {FRAGMENT} {LENGTH} {POLYMORPHISM} ; {HISTOLOGIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}pplied and {E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology}, volume = {60}, numero = {12}, pages = {4478--4486}, ISSN = {0099-2240}, year = {1994}, DOI = {10.1128/aem.60.12.4478-4486.1994}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:41049}, }