Genetic differentiation and pathogenicity of diverse Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains revealed by Whole Genome Sequencing
This study utilizes whole-genome sequencing of ten diverse *Xanthomonas oryzae* pv. *oryzae* strains to demonstrate that while core virulence and resistance genes are highly conserved, the extensive diversification of TAL effector repertoires drives genomic differentiation and host adaptation within the pathogen population.