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Characterization of Genes from Xanthomas Campestris pv. Vesicatoria That Determine Avirulence and Pathogenicity on Pepper and Tomato

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Xanthomonas campestris pathovar (pv.) vesicatoria (Xcv), a gram negative bacterium, is the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of pepper and tomato. After infection of a plant with Xcv two different types of reactions can be observed. If the plant is susceptible, the infection gives rise to watersoaked lesions (compatible interaction). In a resistant plant a hypersensitive response (incompatible interaction) is induced. The hypersensitive response (HR) is a local defense reaction accompanied by a rapid necrosis of the infected tissue (Klement and Goodman 1967). Such an incompatible interaction requires the presence of a resistance locus in the particular cultivar of pepper or tomato and a corresponding avirulence locus in the particular race of the pathogen (Minsavage et al. 1990).

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Schulte, R., Herbers, K., Fenselau, S., Balbo, I., Stall, R.E., Bonas, U. (1991). Characterization of Genes from Xanthomas Campestris pv. Vesicatoria That Determine Avirulence and Pathogenicity on Pepper and Tomato. In: Hennecke, H., Verma, D.P.S. (eds) Advances in Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions Vol. 1. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7934-6_9

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