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SUBMITTER: Islam MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6600167 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Islam Md Rafiqul MR Hossain Mohammad Rashed MR Kim Hoy-Taek HT Jesse Denison Michael Immanuel DMI Abuyusuf Md M Jung Hee-Jeong HJ Park Jong-In JI Nou Ill-Sup IS
International journal of molecular sciences 20190602 11
<i>Acidovorax citrulli</i> (<i>A. citrulli</i>) strains cause bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) in cucurbit crops and affect melon significantly. Numerous strains of the bacterium have been isolated from melon hosts globally. Strains that are aggressively virulent towards melon and diagnostic markers for detecting such strains are yet to be identified. Using a cross-inoculation assay, we demonstrated that two Korean strains of <i>A. citrulli</i>, NIHHS15-280 and KACC18782, are highly virulent towards ...[more]