'This book provides a useful compilation of information about the cellular and molecular interactions of plant pathogenic bacteria with their hosts … useful for undergraduates and others who require a background in this area of plant pathology.' Portland Press

• 1. Bacteria as plant pathogens; 2. Bacterial structure and function; 3. Taxonomy of plant pathogenic bacteria classification, nomenclature and identification; 4. Plant pathogenic bacteria in the environment; 5. The infection process; 6. Compatible interactions: the hypersensitive response; 7. Bacterial virulence and plant disease; 8. Genetical analysis of plant pathogenic bacteria; 9. Disease control; Index.