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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Identification of the causal agent of pistachio dieback in Australia |
Author: | Facelli, E. Taylor, C. Scott, E. Fegan, M. Huys, G. Noble, R. Swings, J. Sedgley, M. |
Citation: | European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2005; 112(2):155-165 |
Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Publ |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 0929-1873 1573-8469 |
Statement of Responsibility: | E. Facelli, C. Taylor, E. Scott, M. Fegan, G. Huys, R. D. Noble, J. Swings and M. Sedgley |
Abstract: | Symptoms associated with pistachio dieback in Australia include decline (little or no current season growth), xylem staining in shoots two or more years old, trunk μ and limb lesions (often covered by black, superficial fungal growth), excessive exudation of resin, dieback and death of the tree. Bacteria belonging to the genus Xanthomonas have been suggested as the causal agent. To confirm the constant association between these bacteria and the disease syndrome, the absence of other pathogens and the identity of the pathogen, we performed a series of isolations and pathogenicity tests. The only microorganism consistently isolated from diseased tissue was a bacterium that produced yellow, mucoid colonies and displayed morphological and cultural characteristics typical of the genus Xanthomonas. Database comparisons of the fatty acid and whole-cell protein profiles of five representative pistachio isolates indicated that they all belonged to X. translucens, but it was not possible to allocate the isolates to pathovar. Pathogenicity tests on cereals and grasses supported this identification. However, Koch’s postulates have been only partially fulfilled because not all symptoms associated with pistachio dieback were reproduced on inoculated twoyear- old pistachio trees. While discolouration was observed, dieback, excessive resinous exudate and trunk and limb lesions were not produced; expression of these symptoms may be delayed, and long-term monitoring of a small number of inoculated trees is in progress. |
Keywords: | Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) analysis rep-PCR whole-cell protein profiling Xanthomonas translucens |
Description: | The original publication can be found at www.springerlink.com |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10658-005-3120-9 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-005-3120-9 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications Aurora harvest 2 |
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