Journal of General Plant Pathology (2021) 87, 164-169

Kogeethavani Ramachandran, Suzianti Iskandar Vijaya, Fatin Nurliyana Ahmad, Badrulhadza Amzah and Latiffah Zakaria (2021)
Characterization and identification of Burkholderia glumae as the causal pathogen of bacterial panicle blight of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Malaysian rice granaries
Journal of General Plant Pathology 87 (3), 164-169
Abstract: Bacterial panicle blight (BPB) like symptoms in rice plants were first detected in Sungai Ache, Penang, Malaysia in December 2017. The symptoms observed were straw-coloured panicles, discoloured florets with darker basal portion of the glumes. The panicles remained upright due to partially or aborted grain filling. The causal pathogen was confirmed as B. glumae based on phenotypic characterization, molecular identification, and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and gyrB genes. Koch's postulates were fulfilled and pathogenic variations among the isolates were observed. This study is the first report of the occurrence of BPB caused by B. glumae in Malaysia.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Burkholderia glumae	Rice (Oryza)	Malaysia