First Report of a Fruit Rot of Pumpkin Caused by Acidivorax avenae subsp. citrulli in Georgia

In September 1998, a fruit rot was reported affecting pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) in a commercial field in Terrell Co., Georgia. Symptoms on the surface of fruit occurred as round, necrotic spots or cracks a few millimeters in diameter. With age, the tissue surrounding these lesions became soft and wri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 83(1999), 2 vom: 19. Feb., Seite 199
1. Verfasser: Langston, D B Jr (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Walcott, R D, Gitaitis, R D, Sanders, F H Jr
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1999
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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520 |a In September 1998, a fruit rot was reported affecting pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) in a commercial field in Terrell Co., Georgia. Symptoms on the surface of fruit occurred as round, necrotic spots or cracks a few millimeters in diameter. With age, the tissue surrounding these lesions became soft and wrinkled. A soft rot expanded into the flesh of the pumpkin, originating from the lesions observed on the surface. In time, infected pumpkins totally collapsed. V-shaped, necrotic lesions occurred at the margin of the leaf and extended inward toward the mid-rib. Samples were collected from the field and bacteria were isolated from fruit and leaf lesions onto King's medium B (1). The bacterium isolated was rod shaped, gram negative, nonflourescent, oxidase positive, Tween 80 positive, carboxymethyl cellulose positive, β-OH butyrate positive, and malonate negative. The bacterium reacted positively with polyclonal antibodies specific for the watermelon fruit blotch pathogen Acidivorax avenae subsp. citrulli and was identified as A. avenae subsp. citrulli by MIDI (Microbial Identification System, Newark, DE) according to statistical analysis of fatty acid data. Results from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the bacterium isolated from pumpkin yielded 360-bp fragments that, when digested with the restriction enzyme HaeIII, had DNA banding patterns identical to those of stock A. avenae subsp. citrulli DNA. Koch's postulates were completed successfully with 2-week-old watermelon seedlings. This is the first report of A. avenae subsp. citrulli causing fruit rot of pumpkin in Georgia. Reference: (1) E. O. King et al. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 44:301, 1954 
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