Open AccessXanthomonas vesicatoria in Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
J. Enrique Pérez,
Amelia Cortés-Monllor
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v45i4.13765
Subject(s) - biology , nutrient agar , xanthomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogenicity , bacterial wilt , agglutination (biology) , bacillus (shape) , xanthomonas campestris , agar , agar plate , bacteria , antigen , immunology , genetics
Tomato fruit lesions highly suggestive of bacterial scab yielded a motile, gram-negative, capsulated bacillus, forming wet, yellow colonies on nutrient agar. Pathogenicity tests on tomato as well as physiological, biochemical and agglutination tests identified the organism as Xanthomonas vesicatoria.