''Xanthomonas albilineans'' is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...
. It causes
leaf scald in
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
and is the source of the phytoxin and antibiotic
albicidin.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Xanthomonas albilineans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
albilineans
Bacteria described in 1943
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