Xanthomonas

Xanthomonas
Xanthomonas translucens growing on sucrose peptone agar showing yellow pigment
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Xanthomonadales
Family:	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus:	Xanthomonas Dowson 1939
Species
X. albilineans X. alfalfae X. ampelina X. arboricola X. axonopodis X. boreopolis X. badrii X. bromi X. campestris X. cassavae X. citri X. codiaei X. cucurbitae X. cyanopsidis X. cynarae X. euvesicatoria X. fragariae X. gardneri X. holcicola X. hortorum X. hyacinthi X. maliensis X. malvacearum X. maltophila X. manihotis X. melonis X. oryzae X. papavericola X. perforans X. phaseoli X. pisi X. populi X. sacchari X. theicola X. translucens X. vasicola X. vesicatoria

Xanthomonas (from greek: xanthos – "yellow"; monas – "entity") is a genus of bacteria, many of which cause plant diseases.^[1] There are at least 27 plant associated Xanthomonas spp., that all together infect at least 400 plant species. Different species typically have specific host and/or tissue range and colonization strategies.^[1]