Phytopathogenic Bacteria

The field of Plant Bacteriology/Phytobacteriology is rapidly advancing and changing due to recent advances in genomics and molecular plant bacteriology as well as global spread of bacterial plant diseases and emergence of new bacterial plant pathogens. So, there is a need to integrate understanding of bacterial taxonomy, genomics and basic plant bacteriology that reflects state of the art knowledge about plant-disease mechanisms. In the present book, first eight chapters contain general information about bacteria, classification of plant pathogenic bacteria and molecular mechanisms of virulence and pathogenesis of phytopathogenic bacteria. The book contains description of 62 specific bacterial diseases of plants. Some of the described diseases, namely, bacterial blight of rice, wilt of solanaceous plants, soft rot of fleshy fruits and vegetables, citrus canker, citrus huanglongbing etc. are of international importance and cause huge economic losses to the mankind.

· Contains latest and updated information on plant pathogenic bacteria until July 2025.

· Presents classification of the bacteria and associated nomenclature based on Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, II edition and International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Seventy-one genera of bacteria containing plant pathogenic species are described and their plant pathogenic species are listed.

· Discusses practical and thoroughly tested disease management strategies that would help control enormous losses caused by these diseases.

· Reviews role of Type I - VI secretions and peptide- or protein containing toxins produced by bacterial plant pathogens.

· Briefs about plants and plant products that acts as carriers of human enteric bacterial pathogens, for example emphasizing the role of seed sprouts as a common vehicle in causing food-borne illness.