The isolation and characterisation of <i>Xylophilus ampelinus</i>

Authors

  • Suzel Serfontein
  • J. J. Serfontein
  • W. J. Botha
  • J. L. Staphorst

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073//vitis.1997.36.209-210

Keywords:

bacterial necrosis, Xylophilus ampelinus, Vitis vinifera, detection

Abstract

Bacterial blight, caused by Xylophilus ampelinus (PANAGOPOULUS) WILLEMS et al. is a destructive disease of grapevine (Vitis vinifera). Incubation of cuttings at 15 °C for three days under moist conditions significantly increased the number of isolated X. ampelinus colonies. This treatment facilitates the isolation of the pathogen from infected material from which it could previously not be isolated.

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2015-08-06

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