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Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade

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Title Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade
 
Creator Nakato, V.
Mahuku, George S.
Coutinho, Teresa A.
 
Subject bananas
enset
plantains
xanthomonas
genetic
genome
molecular biology
 
Description Taxonomy

Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria; Order Xanthomonadales; Family Xanthomonadaceae; Genus Xanthomonas; currently classified as X. campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm). However, fatty acid methyl ester analysis and genetic and genomic evidence suggest that this pathogen is X. vasicola and resides in a separate pathovar.
Isolation and Detection

Xcm can be isolated on yeast extract peptone glucose agar (YPGA), cellobiose cephalexin agar and yeast extract tryptone sucrose agar (YTSA) complemented with 5-fluorouracil, cephalexin and cycloheximide to confer semi-selectivity. Xcm can also be identified using direct antigen coating enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAC-ELISA), species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using GspDm primers and lateral flow devices that detect latent infections.
Host range

Causes Xanthomonas wilt on plants belonging to the Musaceae, primarily banana (Musa acuminata), plantain (M. acuminata × balbisiana) and enset (Ensete ventricosum).
Diversity

There is a high level of genetic homogeneity within Xcm, although genome sequencing has revealed two major sublineages.
Symptoms

Yellowing and wilting of leaves, premature fruit ripening and dry rot, bacterial exudate from cut stems.
Distribution

Xcm has only been found in African countries, namely Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Ecology and Epidemiology

Xcm is transmitted by insects, bats, birds and farming implements. Long-distance dispersal of the pathogen is by the transportation of latently infected plants into new areas.
Management

The management of Xcm has relied on cultural practices that keep the pathogen population at tolerable levels. Biotechnology programmes have been successful in producing resistant banana plants. However, the deployment of such genetic material has not as yet been achieved in farmers’ fields, and the sustainability of transgenic resistance remains to be addressed.
 
Date 2018-03
2017-09-27T09:26:20Z
2017-09-27T09:26:20Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Nakato, V., Mahuku, G. & Coutinho, T. (2018). Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in Central and East Africa over the past decade. Molecular Plant Pathology, 1-12.
1464-6722
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88052
https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12578
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Open Access
 
Format p. 525-536
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Molecular Plant Pathology