A MLVA genotyping scheme for global surveillance of the citrus pathogen Xanthomonas citri pv. citri suggests a worldwide geographical expansion of a single genetic lineage.

MultiLocus Variable number of tandem repeat Analysis (MLVA) has been extensively used to examine epidemiological and evolutionary issues on monomorphic human pathogenic bacteria, but not on bacterial plant pathogens of agricultural importance albeit such tools would improve our understanding of thei...

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Main Authors: Olivier Pruvost, Maxime Magne, Karine Boyer, Alice Leduc, Christophe Tourterel, Christine Drevet, Virginie Ravigné, Lionel Gagnevin, Fabien Guérin, Frédéric Chiroleu, Ralf Koebnik, Valérie Verdier, Christian Vernière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24897119/pdf/?tool=EBI