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Erwinia papayae sp. nov., a pathogen of papaya (Carica papaya).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Gardan Louis, Christen Richard, Achouak Wafa, Prior Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial canker of papaya (Carica papaya) emerged during the 1980s in different islands of the Caribbean. Nineteen strains of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria isolated from papaya were compared to 38 reference and type strains of phytopathogenic Enterobacteriaceae and related bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the papaya strains belonged to the genus...
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