Genetic Diversity and Virulence of Phytopathogenic Strains Isolated from Rice Cultivars in Valleys of the High Jungle of Perú.

causes bacterial leaf blight in rice, and its global spread has been exacerbated by climate change. To understand the genetic diversity and virulence of strains isolated from rice cultivars in Perú, 47 isolates were obtained from infected rice fields, all belonging to , and confirmed by A and B sequences. The BOX-PCR typing group has 38 genomic profiles, and these turn into seven variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) haplotypes.