Four Decades of Genomic Stability and Adaptive Divergence in Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni-Infecting Phages: Defining Duraznoxanthovirus arenicola and Its Evolutionary Framework
Katherine M. D’Amico-Willman, Prasanna Joglekar, Dann Turner, Meaghan Flaherty, David F. Ritchie, Alejandra I. Huerta
The paper characterizes 15 phages infecting Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni, identifying a new genus and species and proposing taxonomic changes within the Anamaviridae family.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology