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Prevalence of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria (formally X. perforans) associated with bacterial spot severity in Capsicum annuum crops in South Central Chihuahua, Mexico.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Xanthomonas spp. causes bacterial spot disease, which reduces quality and yield of pepper crops in Mexico. Identification of phytopathogen species is necessary to implement more effective control strategies.

Objective

The aim of this study was to isolate and identify infecting Xanthomonas species in South Central Chihuahua pepper-producing areas.

Methods

Diseased plants were collected from 30 cultivation lots and bacteria were isolated from damaged tissues. Potential causative agents were isolated, identified, and characterized by biochemical and molecular analysis. Pathogenicity tests from each isolate were then performed on 30-d-old pepper seedlings, exposing five leaves to 10 µL of 1 × 108 CFU/mL bacterial suspensions of each isolate, using sterile distilled water as a control. Disease severity was determined after 10 d by calculating leaf damage percentage. Furthermore, we evaluated the susceptibility of the highest bacterial spot severity-causing isolates (13 isolates) to copper sulphate (CuS), copper gluconate (CuG), copper oxychloride + oxytetracycline hydrochloride (Cu + Ox), gentamicin + oxytetracycline hydrochloride (Gen + Ox), and gentamicin sulphate (GenS). Copper-resistance genes (copLAB) were detected by PCR analysis among isolates.

Results

Thirty-seven foliage isolates were identified as Xanthomonas euvesicatoria (14%), which were associated with bacterial spot disease in jalapeño pepper. Tested Xanthomonas isolates were resistant to Cu-based compounds, but susceptible to Cu + Ox. All isolates were susceptible to Gen + Ox and GenS. CopLAB genes were detected in all but one strain.

Conclusions

X. euvesicatoria (formally X. perforans) may be considered as an emerging pathogen of bacterial spot pepper in Mexico. Among disease management strategies, alternatives to copper should be taken into consideration.

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Huerta J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7891084 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence of <i>Xanthomonas euvesicatoria</i> (formally <i>X. perforans</i>) associated with bacterial spot severity in <i>Capsicum annuum</i> crops in South Central Chihuahua, Mexico.

Hernández-Huerta Jared J   Tamez-Guerra Patricia P   Gomez-Flores Ricardo R   Delgado-Gardea Ma Carmen E MCE   García-Madrid Margarita S MS   Robles-Hernández Loreto L   Infante-Ramirez Rocio R  

PeerJ 20210215


<h4>Background</h4><i>Xanthomonas</i> spp. causes bacterial spot disease, which reduces quality and yield of pepper crops in Mexico. Identification of phytopathogen species is necessary to implement more effective control strategies.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to isolate and identify infecting <i>Xanthomonas</i> species in South Central Chihuahua pepper-producing areas.<h4>Methods</h4>Diseased plants were collected from 30 cultivation lots and bacteria were isolated from damaged  ...[more]

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