''Streptomyces niveiscabiei'' is a
streptomycete bacterium species known to cause potato
common scab
Common scab is a plant disease of root and tuber crops caused by a small number of '' Streptomyces'' species, specifically '' S. scabies'', '' S. acidiscabies'', '' S. turgidiscabies'' and others. Common scab mainly affects potato ...
disease in Korea. Its type strain is S78
T (=LMG 21392
T =KACC 20254
T). It has white, smooth, cylindrical
spores that are borne in simple rectus flexuous spore-chains.
References
Further reading
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*Khodakaramian, Gholam, Doost Morad Afari, and Pari Mohammad Javad Soleimani. "Diversity of streptomyces strains causing potato scab disease in Hamedan province and their thaxtomin production potential." Applied Entomology and Phytopathology (2011).
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External links
LPSN
niveiscabiei
Bacteria described in 2003
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