Question

Citrus canker, a bacterial disease that produces raised, corky, water-soaked lesions on the leaves, stems and fruits of citrus plants and can spread rapidly in warm, humid, windy weather, is caused by a species belonging to which bacterial genus?

Q: Answer-Citrus canker, a bacterial disease that produces raised, corky, water-soaked lesions on the leaves,...

Citrus canker is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri formerly Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri, which produces raised, corky, water-soaked lesions on the leaves, stems and fruits of citrus plants, and can spread rapidly under warm, humid, windy conditions.