Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for sustainable plant disease management in Europe.

Seed transmission is a key point of the CBB disease cycle, favouring both vertical transmission of the pathogen and worldwide distribution of the disease through global seed trade. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a funding organization for the creation of research networks, called COST Actions, that provide networking opportunities for researchers and innovators to strengthen Europe's capacity to address scientific, technological, and societal challenges. In addition, we complement this set of pathogens with a Pathogen Profile about cassava-infecting xanthomonads because of their important socioeconomic impact worldwide. [Extracted from the article]