====== Taxonomy and Diversity of Xanthomonads ======
This data is based on the review by [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040862|Catara (2021]]), focused on the molecular methods for diagnosis, detection, and studies on the diversity of plant pathogenic //Xanthomonas//, concentrating especially on regulated pathogens in the European Union published as a collective effort of the [[https://euroxanth.eu/management/wg1|Working Group 1]] 'Diagnostics & Diversity–Population Structure' from the [[https://euroxanth.eu|EuroXanth]] COST Action CA16107.
**Tools for molecular typing of regulated Xanthomonas**
^ Pathogen ^ Fingerprints ^ VNTR/MLVA ^ CRISPR ^ MLSA/MLST ^
| **A1 list** |||||
| //X//. //citri// pv. aurantifolii | NA1 | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]] |
| //X//. //citri// pv. citri | [[https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.009514-0|Bui Thi Ngoc (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12019|Escalon (2013)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02242.x|Bui Thi Ngoc (2009)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12369|Vernière (2014)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098129|Pruvost (2015)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12876|Leduc (2015)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14007|Richard (2017)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12788|Pruvost (2019)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050945|Pruvost (2021)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13451|Pruvost (2022)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6267-z|Jeong (2019)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091715|Bellander (2022)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.009514-0|Bui Thi Ngoc (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]] |
| //X//. //euvesicatoria// pv. allii | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.2.184|Gent (2004)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-95-0918|Gent (2005)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-96-1345|Humeau (2006)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-98-8-0919|Picard(2008)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030536|Vancheva (2021)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]] |
| //X//. //oryzae// pv. oryzae | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.3.302|George (1997)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02768-14|Poulin (2015)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00745.x|Hajri (2012)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-13-0213-R|Wonni (2014)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14813|Sakthivel (2021)]] |
| //X//. //oryzae// pv. oryzicola | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-12-0078-R|Zhao (2012)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02768-14|Poulin (2015)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00745.x|Hajri (2012)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-12-0078-R|Zhao (2012)]] |
| **A2 list** |||||
| //X//. //arboricola// pv. corylina | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2014.02.017|Cesbron (2014)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] |
| //X//. //arboricola// pv. juglandis | [[https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017951406237|Loreti (2001)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0434.2001.00628.x|Scortichini (2001)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02362.x|Hajri (2010)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] |
| //X//. //arboricola// pv. pruni | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-95-1081|Boudon (2005)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0434.2001.00628.x|Scortichini (2001)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-95-1081|Boudon (2005)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00835-15|Essakhi (2015)]] |
| //X//. //axonopodis// pv. poinsettiicola | NA | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-14-0867-RE|Rockey (2015)]] |
| //X//. //euvesicatoria// pv. euvesicatoria | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030536|Vancheva (2021)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms710046227|Dhakal (2019)]] |
| //X//. //euvesicatoria// pv. perforans | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030536|Vancheva (2021)]] | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] |
| //X//. //fragariae// | [[https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.62.9.3121-3127.1996|Pooler (1996)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.64.10.3961-3965.1998|Roberts (1998)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000189/29874158/|Gétaz (2018)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000189/29874158/|Gétaz (2018)]] | [[https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000189/29874158/|Gétaz (2018)]] |
| //X//. //hortorum// pv. gardneri | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] |
| //X//. //phaseoli// pv. dieffenbachiae | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.9.980|Khoodoo (2004)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-12-0191-R|Donahoo (2013)]] | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]] |
| //X//. //phaseoli// pv. phaseoli, //X//. //citri// pv. fuscans | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.6.593|Mkandawire (2004)]] | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058474|Mhedbi-Hajri (2013)]] |
| //X//. //translucens// pv. translucens | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.11.1111|Bragard (1997)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-96-0876|Rademaker (2006)]] | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-17-0271-R|Curland (2018)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01518-19|Khojasteh (2019)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-19-0134-R|Curland (2020]] |
| //X//. //vesicatoria// | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]] | NA | NA | [[https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-8-0993|Hamza (2010)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.12.005|Hamza (2012)]], \\ [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms710046227|Dhakal (2019)]] |
1 NA: not available.
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Catara V, Cubero J, Pothier JF, Bosis E, Bragard C, Đermić E, Holeva MC, Jacques MA, Petter F, Pruvost O, Robène I, Studholme DJ, Tavares F, Vicente JG, Koebnik R, Costa J (2021). Trends in molecular diagnosis and diversity studies for phytosanitary regulated //Xanthomonas//. Microorganisms 9: 862. DOI: [[https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040862|10.3390/microorganisms9040862]]