Representative strain of Race I.. Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae MAFF 311018

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strain MAFF 311018. This strain (MAFF 311018; T7174) is a Japanese representative strain of race I. This plant pathogen affects rice plants by causing leaf blight, a major problem in Asian countries where rice production occurs on an industrial scale. This pathogen enters the xylem and spreads throughout the vascular tissue of the plant, which results in wilting of the plant, or to leaf blight if the infection occurs later in development.