New, complete circularized genomes of pv. produced from short- and long-read co-assembly shed light on strains that emerged a decade ago on mango and cashew in Burkina Faso.

We report high-quality genomes of three strains of pv. (), the causal agent of mango bacterial canker disease, including the pathotype strain of this pathovar and two strains from Burkina Faso that emerged a decade ago. These strains hosted two to three plasmids of sizes ranging from 19 to 86 kb.

Natural Infection of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) by Xanthomonas citri pv. mangiferaeindicae in Burkina Faso.

Xanthomonas citri pv. mangiferaeindicae is the causal agent of bacterial canker of mango (Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae), a disease of international importance. Since the original description of the bacterium in the 1940s, the status of cashew (Anacardium occidentale, Anacardiaceae) as a host species has been unclear.

[Spiruline as a food supplement in case of infant malnutrition in Burkina-Faso].

Background: Spiruline, a microscopic algae with nutritious quality was put forward as food supplement to fight malnutrition in infant.

Population And Methods: To assess its effectiveness, a survey was carried out among children with malnutrition whose Z-score was <2 for their age, in the Koudougou province, Burkina-Faso. Within five centers, three groups were defined at randomization: group 1 with usual nutritional rehabilitation program, group 2 as above + 5 g x d(-1) of spiruline, group 3 as above + spiruline + fish.