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Xanthomonas perforans and X. gardneri associated with bacterial leaf spot on weeds in Brazilian tomato fields

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Plants of Nicandra physaloides, Solanum americanum and Euphorbia heterophylla with leaf lesions have been found naturally grown among tomato plants in commercial fields in Brazil. Tomato bacterial spot was occurring in these fields. Xanthomonad-like isolates were obtained from affected weed leaf samples. These isolates were species identified using BOX-PCR and specific primers. Isolates from N. physaloides and S. americanum were identified as Xanthomonas perforans and that of E. heterophylla were identified as X. gardneri. Each of them was able to artificially infect and cause symptoms on the three weed species and tomato plants.

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We acknowledge The Foundation for Research Support of the State of Goiás and Embrapa for financial support (grant n° 005/2012 and project 02120101100, respectively).

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  1. Laboratório de Fitossanidade, Epagri/Estação Experimental de Ituporanga, Ituporanga, SC, Brazil

    Edivânio R. Araújo

  2. Laboratório de Fitopatologia, Embrapa Hortaliças, Gama, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Edivânio R. Araújo, Josineide R. Costa & Alice Maria Quezado-Duval

  3. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Edivânio R. Araújo

  4. Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Morrinhos, Morrinhos, GO, Brazil

    Nadson C. Pontes

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Araújo, E.R., Costa, J.R., Pontes, N.C. et al. Xanthomonas perforans and X. gardneri associated with bacterial leaf spot on weeds in Brazilian tomato fields. Eur J Plant Pathol 143, 543–548 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-015-0705-9

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