Pseudomonas syringae

Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas syringae
A pea plant suffering from bacterial blight
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Pseudomonadaceae
Genus:	Pseudomonas
Species:	Pseudomonas syringae
Synonyms
Bacterial blight

Pseudomonas syringae is a rod shaped, Gram-negative bacterium. It is a plant pathogen which can infect a wide range of plant species, and exists as over 50 different pathovars

Important pathovars

Important pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae:

• P. syringae pv. pisi
  • Pea blight
• P. syringae pv. aptata
  • Bacterial blight of sugar beet
• P. syringae pv. coriandricola
  • Bacterial leaf spot of coriander
• P. syringae pv. syringae
  • Bacterial brown spot of bean

References

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