Abstract
Asiatic citrus canker (ACC), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Hasse former) Shaad et al. 2006, has its origin in Asia, from where it was spread to many parts of the world. In Brazil the disease was first recorded in 1957, in the São Paulo county of Presidente Prudente, having been kept under control in the major producing regions of the state for several decades. R…