@article{fdi:010092090, title = {{C}elebrating the 20th anniversary of the first {X}anthomonas genome sequences - how genomics revolutionized taxonomy, provided insight into the emergence of pathogenic bacteria , enabled new fundamental discoveries and helped developing novel control measures - a perspective from the {F}rench network on {X}anthomonads}, author = {{K}oebnik, {R}alf and {C}esbron, {S}. and {C}hen, {N}. {W}. {G}. and {S}aux, {M}. {F}. {L}. and {H}utin, {M}athilde and {J}acques, {M}. {A}. and {N}o{\¨e}l, {L}. {D}. and {P}erez-{Q}uintero, {A}. and {P}ortier, {P}. and {P}ruvost, {O}. and {R}ieux, {A}. and {S}zurek, {B}oris}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this {O}pinion paper, members of the {F}rench {N}etwork on {X}anthomonads give their personal view on what they consider to be some of the groundbreaking discoveries in the field of molecular plant pathology over the past 20 years. {B}y celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first {X}anthomonas genome sequences, they explain how genomics revolutionized taxonomy, provided insight into the emergence of pathogenic bacteria, enabled new fundamental discoveries and contributed to the development of novel control measures. {C}ollectively, such new, genomics-enabled perspective will help to ensure sustainable agriculture and conservation of our environment in the future.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}eer {C}ommunity {J}ournal}, volume = {4}, numero = {}, pages = {e19 [22 ]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.24072/pcjournal.385}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092090}, }