''Clavibacter michiganensis'' is an
aerobic
Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen.
Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cel ...
non-sporulating
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
plant pathogenic actinomycete
The Actinomycetales is an order of Actinomycetota. A member of the order is often called an actinomycete. Actinomycetales are generally gram-positive and anaerobic and have mycelia in a filamentous and branching growth pattern. Some actinomycete ...
of the genus ''
Clavibacter
''Clavibacter'' is a genus of aerobic Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories a ...
''. ''Clavibacter michiganensis'' has several subspecies. ''Clavibacter michiganensis'' subsp. ''michiganensis'' causes substantial economic losses worldwide by damaging
tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
es and
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
es.
[Gartemann et al. "''Clavibacter michiganensis'' subsp. ''michiganensis'': First steps in the understanding of virulence of a Gram-positive phytopathogenic bacterium", ''Journal of Biotechnology'', Germany, 16 July 2003. Retrieved on 2011-10-26.]
Context
''Clavibacter michiganensis'', also known as Ring Rot, is an unusual genus of phytopathogenic bacteria in that it is gram-positive and does not have a
type three secretion system
Type three secretion system (often written Type III secretion system and abbreviated TTSS or T3SS, also called Injectisome) is a protein appendage found in several Gram-negative bacteria.
In pathogenic bacteria, the needle-like structure is u ...
. All ''Clavibacter'' species and subspecies have a type B2γ
cell wall crosslinked at a
diaminobutyrate residue. ''Clavibacter'' is an aerobic bacterium with a