Xanthomonas+campestris(1)

**//Xanthomonas campestris//** **Common Name(s)- NA** Domain-Eubacteria Kingdom-Bacteria Phylum-Proteobacteria Class-Gammaproteobacteria Order-Xanthomonadales Family-Xanthomonadaceae Genus-Xanthomonas Species-Campestris
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Xanthomonas campestris is a form of bacteria that is commonly found among most plants, as it will begin to thrive from them, and has been known to cause many harmful plant diseases.

Unique Features: It can grow on almost any plant, and it's a mutated form of another bacteria.

Cell Type: Prokayotic Method of Reproduction: Asexual

*Autrotroph <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">*Food/Energy Acquired through decomposing plant material

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Symbiotic Relationship(s)- <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">This bacteria lives off of plants. It slowly causes them to decompose, rotting them away from the inside out. It is a parasite to plants.

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Habitat-Anywhere that plants can be found in moderately humid climates

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Interesting Facts: <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1. Some scientists believe that this diseases originated in South America <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2. This bacteria is fatal to grasshoppers as well as plants, as it encompasses their bodies and slowly feeds off their innards <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">3. Many people confuse this bacteria as a mold <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">4. This species is not endangered

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Citations: <span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Google Images. Google.com "Xanthomonas campestris." <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xanthomonas%20campestris&rlz=1R2ADFA_enUS380&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1259&bih=814&wrapid=tlif130762682484311&safe=strict&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi.> (accessed May 9, 2011).

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Catalogue of Life. "Xanthomonas campestris". <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/details/species/id/4261437> (accessed May 9, 2011).

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Uniprot.org. "Xanthomonas campestris". < http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/339> (accessed May 9, 2011).

<span style="color: #c41269; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Prepared by CAPPI. Eppo.org. " Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests". <http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/bacteria/Xanthomonas_vesicatoria/XANTVE_ds.pdf> (accessed May 9, 2011.).