A. Sletten, RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF XANTHOMONAS-CAMPESTRIS PV GRAMINIS AND X-C PVPHLEI BY FATTY-ACID PROFILING, Journal of phytopathology, 144(6), 1996, pp. 321-323
Xanthomonas campestris pv. graminis and X. campestris pv. phlei isolat
ed from different grass-species were analysed for their fatty acid con
tent with a gas-chromatograph and a commercially-available software pa
ckage. The two pathovars could be rapidly and reliably identified and
separated from each other with this technique, offering an alternative
to time-consuming identification by biochemical and pathogenicity tes
ts.