Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria – News:

The ISPP-CTBBP has just published the newest version of the Comprehensive List of names. Download PDF

Bull, C. T., S.H. De Boer, T.P. Denny, G. Firrao, M. Fischer-Le Saux, G.S. Saddler, M. Scortichini, D.E. Stead, Y. Takikawa, 2010.  COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NAMES OF PLANT PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, 1980-2007.  Journal of Plant Pathology 92:551-592

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Other recent ISPP-CTPPB publications include an article designed to help plant pathologists and others understand the nuances of the taxonomy of plant pathogenic bacteria. Download PDF   

Bull, C. T., S.H. De Boer, T.P. Denny, G. Firrao, M. Fischer-Le Saux, G.S. Saddler, M. Scortichini, D.E. Stead, Y. Takikawa,. 2008.   Demystifying Nomenclature of Bacterial Plant Pathogens Journal of Plant Pathology 90:403-417. 

Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria - Committee members:

C.T. Bull (Convener), US Department of Agriculture, 1636 E Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93905, USA
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S.H. De Boer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Charlottetown Laboratory, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T1, Canada
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T.P. Denny, University of Georgia, Plant Pathology Department, Plant Science Building, Athens, GA 30602-7274, USA
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G. Firrao, Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata alla Difesa delle Piante, Universita, via Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, Italy
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M. Fischer-Le Saux, UMR de Pathologie Végétale, INRA, BP 60057, 49071 Beaucouzé Cedex, France
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G.S. Saddler, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, 1 Roddinglaw Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9FJ, Scotland, United Kingdom
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M. Scortichini, C.R.A. - Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura, Via di Fioranello, 52, 00134  Roma, Italy
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Y. Takikawa, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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