Blight is a seriousÃÂ sicknessÃÂ of rice. In India it isÃÂ known asÃÂ Jhulsa disease. It is a bacterial pathovar whichÃÂ reasonsÃÂ aÃÂ by means ofÃÂ aÃÂ micro organismÃÂ Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. ItÃÂ additionallyÃÂ have an effect onÃÂ differentÃÂ grasses and sedges. Xanthomonas oryzae is a species of Proteobacteria. TheÃÂ primaryÃÂ host of the bacterium is rice. The speciesÃÂ includesÃÂ two pathovars which areÃÂ no longerÃÂ European: Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola.ÃÂ
Class:ÃÂ Gammaproteobacteria
Rank:ÃÂ Species
Order:ÃÂ Xanthomonadales
Phylum:ÃÂ Proteobacteria
Higher classification:ÃÂ Xanthomonas
Scientific name:ÃÂ Xanthomonas oryzae
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