''Xylophilus'' (from greek: xylon – "wood"; philus – "friend, loving") is a genus 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 ...

, which includes bacteria that cause

plant disease Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like or ...

. Strains are available from international collections, such as the NCPPB in the United Kingdom, for legitimate researchers and plant disease diagnosticians working in premises licensed to hold it. The genus ''Xylophilus'' currently comprises the species '' X. ampelinus'', which affects

grapevine ''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, bot ...

s. A second species, ''X. rhododendri'', was described in 2020.

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Xanthomonadales Bacterial grape diseases Monotypic bacteria genera {{gammaproteobacteria-stub