Acidovorax citrulli

Species of bacterium

Acidovorax citrulli is a Gram-negative, biotrophic bacterium causes seedling blight and bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of cucurbits. On the basis of carbon source utilization, DNA-fingerprinting profiles, whole-cell fatty-acid composition utilization and pathogenicity assays, A. citrulli is divided into two distinct groups. The group I strains are mainly associated with non-watermelon plants, while group II includes strains that were mainly isolated from watermelon.

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