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Sphingomonas melonis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that causes brown spots on yellow Spanish melon fruits.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2002
Buonaurio Roberto, Stravato Vittorio M, Kosako Yoshimasa, Fujiwara Nagatoshi, Naka Takashi, Kobayashi Kazuo, Cappelli Curgonio, Yabuuchi Eiko
Abstract excerpt
A polyphasic taxonomic study was performed on the phytopathogenic bacterial strains DAPP-PG 224(T) and DAPP-PG 228, which cause brown spot on yellow Spanish melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) fruits. Based on the presence of glucuronosyl ceramide (SGL-1) in cellular lipids, the results of fatty acid analysis and 16S rDNA sequence comparison, the strains had been identified as belonging to the genus Sphingomonas...
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