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phytopathogenic, a. Biol.|ˌfaɪtəʊpæθəʊˈdʒɛnɪk|
[f. phyto- + pathogenic a.]
Producing disease in plants. Hence ˌphytopathogeˈnicity, the property of being phytopathogenic.
1925Jrnl. Path. & Bacteriol. XXVIII. 203 (heading) The investigation of phytopathogenic bacteria by serological and biochemical methods. Ibid., An extensive literature has developed..with regard to the morphology and pathogenicity of various organisms isolated from phytopathogenic lesions. 1959Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XIII. 224 Considerable effort has been expended in recent years in relating phytopathogenicity to discrete bacterial substances (‘toxins’) which induce disease symptoms in the host plant. Ibid. 225 Certain polysaccharides produced by phytopathogenic bacteria in vitro possess wilt-inducing properties. 1973Nature 9 Mar. 87/3 Previous studies..postulated a symbiotic or parasitic relationship between phytopathogenic bacteria and insect ‘hosts’. |