Genetic diversity of Pantoea stewartii subspecies stewartii causing jackfruit-bronzing disease in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abidin, Nuraizat, Ismail, Siti Izera, Vadamalai, Ganesan, Yusof, Mohd Termizi, Hakiman, Mansor, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh, Ismail Suhaimy, Noor Wahida, Ibrahim, Rohaya, Zulperi, Dzarifah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89109/1/JACK.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89109/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0234350

Jackfruit-bronzing is caused by bacteria Pantoea stewartii subspecies stewartii (P. stewartii subsp. stewartii), showing symptoms of yellowish-orange to reddish discolouration and rusty specks on pulps and rags of jackfruit. Twenty-eight pure bacterial strains were collected from four different jack...