Rapid population flux in bacterial spot xanthomonads during a transition in dominance between two genotypes in consecutive tomato production seasons and identification of a new species Xanthomonas oklahomensis sp. nov.
Brett Johnson, Aastha Subedi, J. P. Damicone, Erica M. Goss, Jeffrey B. Jones, Mustafa O. Jibrin
The paper tracks population shifts between Xanthomonas species during tomato bacterial spot outbreaks and identifies a new species, Xanthomonas oklahomensis.
Plant Disease · Aug 20, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology