Method for treatment and control of plant disease
AssigneeThe Texas A&MUniversity System
InventorsCarlos F. Gonzalez, Stephen J. Ahern, Mayukh Das, Ryland F. Young, III, Tushar Suvra Bhowmick
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Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for preventing or reducing symptoms or disease associated with Xylella fastidiosa or Xanthomonas axonopodis in a plant. The invention provides novel bacteriophages virulent to Xylella fastidiosa or Xanthomonas axonopodis, including XfaMija and XfaMijo, and further provides methods for treating or preventing Pierce's Disease or Citrus Canker in plants.
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A method of propagating a virulent bacteriophage that includes X. fastidiosa in its host range, comprising infecting a culture of Xanthomonas bacteria with said virulent bacteriophage, allowing said bacteriophage to propagate, and isolating virulent bacteriophage particles from the culture.
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