Elucidating the patterns of seed-to-seedling transmission of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum, the causal agent of cotton bacterial blight
J. Mijatovic, P. Severns, R. Kemerait, R. Walcott, B. H. Kvitko
This study investigates Xcm transmission from seeds to seedlings, finding that WT Xcm colonizes more effectively in susceptible plants and spreads systemically through vascular tissue.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2021Plant Biology