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Development of variable number of tandem repeats typing schemes for Ralstonia solanacearum, the agent of bacterial wilt, banana Moko disease and potato brown rot.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Mar 2013
N'guessan Carine Aya, Brisse Sylvain, Le Roux-Nio Anne-Claire, Poussier Stéphane, Koné Daouda, Wicker Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Ralstonia solanacearum is an important soil borne bacterial plant pathogen causing bacterial wilt on many important crops. To better monitor epidemics, efficient tools that can identify and discriminate populations are needed. In this study, we assessed variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) genotyping as a new tool for epidemiological surveillance of R. solanacearum phylotypes, and more specifically for the...
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