@article{fdi:010053581,
  title = {{G}enomic analysis of {X}anthomonas oryzae isolates from rice grown in the {U}nited {S}tates reveals substantial divergence from {K}nown {X}. oryzae pathovars},
  author = {{T}riplett, {L}. {R}. and {H}amilton, {J}. {P}. and {B}uell, {C}. {R}. and {T}isserat, {N}. {A}. and {V}erdier, {V}al{\'e}rie and {Z}ink, {F}. and {L}each, {J}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he species {X}anthomonas oryzae is comprised of two designated pathovars, both of which cause economically significant diseases of rice in {A}sia and {A}frica. {A}lthough {X}. oryzae is not considered endemic in the {U}nited {S}tates, an {X}. oryzae-like bacterium was isolated from {U}.{S}. rice and southern cutgrass in the late 1980s. {T}he {U}.{S}. strains were weakly pathogenic and genetically distinct from characterized {X}. oryzae pathovars. {I}n the current study, a draft genome sequence from two {U}.{S}. {X}anthomonas strains revealed that the {U}. {S}. strains form a novel clade within the {X}. oryzae species, distinct from all strains known to cause significant yield loss. {C}omparative genome analysis revealed several putative gene clusters specific to the {U}.{S}. strains and supported previous reports that the {U}.{S}. strains lack transcriptional activator-like ({TAL}) effectors. {I}n addition to phylogenetic and comparative analyses, the genome sequence was used for designing robust {U}.{S}. strain-specific primers, demonstrating the usefulness of a draft genome sequence in the rapid development of diagnostic tools.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}pplied and {E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {77},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {3930--3937},
  ISSN = {0099-2240},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1128/aem.00028-11},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053581},
}