Abstract
Citrus Canker is one of the most devastating diseases for citrus growing, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. Citri (XAC). Cancerous cancers B and C, milder forms of the disease, are caused by types B and C of Xanthomonas fuscans ssp. Aurantifolii (XauB and XauC, respectively), whose host spectrum is very restricted compared to XAC, which infects all species of Citrus sp. Pro…