| diversity of xanthomonas campestris isolates from symptomatic crucifers in new york state. | to assess the diversity of xanthomonas campestris spp. infecting crucifers in new york, 154 isolates were collected over 10 years across the state. the goal was to determine if isolates of the pathogen were overwintering in new york and serving as primary inoculum in subsequent years, or if novel isolates were entering the state each year. pure cultures of isolates were characterized using multilocus sequence analysis (mlsa), a greenhouse pathogenicity assay, repetitive element-polymerase chain ... | 2016 | 26551450 |