Pantoea agglomerans MB-9 is a potential pathogen causing necrosis on mango leaf.
Lee M. H., Tzeng D. D. S.
Author Affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Plant Pathology Bulletin 15 : 63-68
Abstract : A total of 18 bacterial strains were isolated from necrotic lesions of native mango fruits. Wound inoculations showed that strain MB-9 caused necrosis on immature and mature mango leaves of native mango and the cultivar Irwin'. Immature mango leaf wounds inoculated with serially diluted bacterial suspensions of MB-9 revealed that inoculation with 200 CFU was able to cause necrotic symptoms. Bacterial identification based on microscopic, cultural, physiological and biochemical characteristics and serological reactions indicates that the MB-9 strain was Pantoea agglomerans This study indicated that P. agglomerans MB-9 is a potential pathogen causing necrosis on mango leaves.