- Collection name: The National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
- Acronym: NCPPB
- WDCM number: 126
- Institution: Fera Science Ltd
- Address:
York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton
York YO41 1LZ
United Kingdom - Website: https://www.fera.co.uk/ncppb
Website of the catalogue or database of the collection: - Correspondence data:
E-mail: NCPPB@Fera.co.uk
Tel.: +0044 (0) 1904 462 344
Correspondent: Andy Aspin
Members holdings
Group(s) of biological resources stored in the collection: bacteria, archaea, cyanobacteria, bacterial genomic DNA.
3500 + Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.
Services offered
Public deposit, distribution, cultures, DNA
Research
Taxonomy of plant pathogenic bacteria Dia NC, Cottyn B, Aspin A, Studer B, Smits THM, and Pothier JF (2025) Bacterial Leaf Spot of Hydrangea: On a “New Old” Disease and the Importance of Diagnostic Specificity to Reduce Cross-Reactivity and Improve Surveillance. PhytoFrontiers https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-24-0119-FI https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-24-0119-FI. Harrison J, Hussain RMF, Aspin A, Grant MR, Vicente JG, and Studholme DJ (2023) Phylogenomic Analysis Supports the Transfer of 20 Pathovars from Xanthomonas campestris into Xanthomonas euvesicatoria. Taxonomy 3, no. 1: 29-45 https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010003 https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010003. Studholme DJ, Wicker E, Abrare SM, Aspin A, Bogdanove A, Broders K, Dubrow Z, Grant MR, Jones JB, Karamura G, Lang J, Leach J, Mahuku G, Nakato GV, Coutinho T, Smith J, and Bull CT (2020) Transfer of Xanthomonas campestris pv. arecae and X. campestris pv. musacearum to X. vasicola (Vauterin) as X. vasicola pv. arecae comb. nov. and X. vasicola pv. musacearum comb. nov. and Description of X. vasicola pv. vasculorum pv. nov. Phytopath.(110):1153-1160 https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-19-0098-LE.
Quality Management System
UKAS accredited systems. Some of our strain authentication is covered by ISO 17025