Xanthomonas perforans and X. gardneri associated with bacterial leaf spot on …

Plants of Nicandra physaloides, Solanum americanum and Euphorbia heterophylla with leaf lesions have been found naturally grown among tomato plants in commercial fields in Brazil. Tomato bacterial spot was occurring in these fields. Xanthomonad-like isolates were obtained from affected weed leaf samples. These isolates were species identified using BOX-PCR and specific primers. Isolates from N.…