Bacterial leaf spot caused by Xanthomonas was reported in 2014 as a new disease of crape myrtle. Unfortunately, this foundational strain was lost, preventing further experimentation, sequencing of the genome, and phylogenetic analysis. This work describes a collection of Xanthomonas strains isolated from angular leaf spot lesions on crape myrtle in North Carolina from 2014 to 2023.
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