Virulence and type III effector diversities ofXanthomonas citripv.fuscansandX. phaseolipv.phaseoliin Brazil

Common bacterial blight (CBB) is caused by four genetic lineages belonging to two species of Xanthomonas , namely Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans (includes fuscans, NF2 and NF3 lineages) and X. phaseoli pv. phaseoli (lineage NF1). A collection of 117 strains of Xanthomonas isolated from common bean plants grown in several producing regions of Brazil, between 2007 and 2016 was established. For species and lineage identification, the following tests...