Swings / Civetta Xanthomonas

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-011-1526-1
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 399 Seiten, eBook

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swings, Jean

Civetta, Lucia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The hosts of Xanthomonas.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Xanthomonas campestris pathovars on cassava: cause of bacterial blight and bacterial necrosis.- 1.3 Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum: cause of bacterial blight of cotton.- 1.4 Xanthomonas oryzae pathovars on rice: cause of bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak.- 1.5 Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli: cause of common bacterial blight of bean.- 1.6 Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines: cause of bacterial pustule of soybean.- 1.7 Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri: cause of citrus canker.- 1.8 Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris: cause of black rot of crucifers.- 1.9 Xanthomonas campestris pv. graminis: cause of bacterial wilt of forage grasses.- 1.10 Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria: cause of bacterial spot of tomato and pepper.- 1.11 Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni: cause of Prunus bacterial spot.- 1.12 Xanthomonas populi: cause of bacterial canker of poplar.- 1.13 Xanthomonas fragariae: cause of angular leaf spot of strawberry.- 1.14 Xanthomonas albilineans: cause of leaf scald of sugarcane.- 1.15 Xanthomonas campestris pathovars on cereals: cause of leaf streak or black chaff diseases.- 1.16 Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii: cause of bacterial leaf spot and stem rot on Pelargonium spp..- 1.17 Xanthomonas campestris pv. hyacinthi: cause of yellow disease in Hyacinthus.- 1.18 Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae: cause of bacterial black spot of mangoes.- References.- 2 The bacterium Xanthomonas.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The cell.- 2.3 Growth characteristics.- 2.4 Physiology and metabolism.- References.- 3 Taxonomy of the genus Xanthomonas.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Current status of the taxonomy of Xanthomonas.- 3.3 Phenetic basis of the taxonomy of Xanthomonas.- 3.4 Genetic basis of the classification.- 3.5 Perspectives for an improved taxonomy of Xanthomonas.- References.- 4 Infection of the plant by Xanthomonas.- 4.1 Epiphytic growth.- 4.2 Penetration.- 4.3 Initial events in pathogenesis.- 4.4 Multiplication and spread in the plant.- 4.5 Pathological manifestation.- 4.6 Bacterial determinants for virulence and/or pathogenicity.- 4.7 Plant-resistant reactions to xanthomonads.- 4.8 Effects of the environment.- References.- 5 Ecology of plant pathogenic xanthomonads.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Climatic conditions favourable for Xanthomonas.- 5.3 Life cycle.- 5.4 Epidemic development.- 5.5 Quantitative epidemiology.- References.- 6 Genetics of Xanthomonas.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Methodology.- 6.3 Properties of the Xanthomonas genome.- 6.4 Genes which are important for pathogenicity.- 6.5 The contribution of genetics to the understanding of bacteria-plant interactions.- References.- 7 Management of Xanthomonas diseases.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Seed health.- 7.3 Cultural practices.- 7.4 Chemical control.- 7.5 Host resistance.- 7.6 Conclusion.- References.- 8 Xanthan.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Structure of xanthan.- 8.3 Synthesis.- 8.4 Biosynthetic process.- 8.5 Physical properties of xanthan.- 8.6 Industrial usage of xanthan.- 8.7 Food uses of xanthan.- References.