SPADA

Background

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α‐proteobacteria, Order Rhizobiales, Family

Brucellaceae

Oth B ll

i l d M l

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er ruce aceae nc u e ycop ana,

Ochrobactrum, Pseudochrobactrum,

Paenochrobactrum, and Crabtreella.

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Ten currently recognized species (often with strong

host‐specificity) further divided into biovars

M b f th Rhi bi l

i il

h t

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em ers o e

zo a es are s m ar enoug o

generate false positives (eg

Agrobacterium

tumefaciens

)

SMPR Key Points