Xanthomonas perforans is a species of bacteria. It is a parasite of plants including pepper and tomatoes, causing spots on infected leaves and fruit.[1] X. perforans shows most growth at temperatures of 25-30C.[2] It is widespread, but mostly found in North and South America.[3]

Xanthomonas perforans
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Xanthomonadales
Family: Xanthomonadaceae
Genus: Xanthomonas
Species:
X. perforans
Binomial name
Xanthomonas perforans
Jones et al. 2006

References

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  1. ^ Probing plant infections Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida on October 13, 2021 and accessed December 18, 2023
  2. ^ Araújo, E.R., Pereira, R.C., Ferreira, M.A.S.V., Café-Filho, A.C., Moita, A.W. and Quezado-Duval, A.M. (2011). EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON PATHOGENICITY COMPONENTS OF TOMATO BACTERIAL SPOT AND COMPETITION BETWEEN XANTHOMONAS PERFORANS AND X. GARDNERI. Acta Hortic. 914, 39-42 doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.914.3
  3. ^ Potnis, N., Timilsina, S., Strayer, A., Shantharaj, D., Barak, J. D., Paret, M. L., Vallad, G. E., and Jones, J. B. 2015. Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper: Diverse Xanthomonas species with a wide variety of virulence factors posing a worldwide challenge. Mol. Plant Pathol. 16:907-920. doi:10.1111/mpp.12244
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