Bacterial Leaf Streak Diseases of Plants: Symptom Convergence in Monocot Plants by Distant Pathogenic Species.

Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) is a disease of monocot plants caused by on small grains, on maize and sorghum, and on rice. These three pathogens cause remarkably similar symptomology in their host plants. Despite causing similar symptoms, BLS pathogens are dispersed throughout the larger phylogeny.