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Graduate students at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences completed the first full genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni. The bacterium infects fruit trees such as peach, apricot, and plum, and ornamental species like cherry laurel. The sequencing was carried out as part of an active‑learning activity in a plant disease diagnosis course. Researchers noted that having the complete genome from an ornamental host will aid future diagnostic efforts.

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