Xanthomonas campestris

Xanthomonas campestris is a bacterial species which causes a variety of plant diseases. It is used in the commercial production of a high molecular weight polysaccharide, xanthan gum, that is an efficient viscosifier of water and that has many important uses, especially in the food industry.

Types of Xanthomonas campestris
(pv. means pathovar, a kind of classification based on the type of host plant was attacked by Xanthomonas campestris)


 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae A
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae B
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. hyacinthi
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. nigromaculans
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. poinsettiicola
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. tardicrescens
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens
 * Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

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