Journal of General Plant Pathology (2006) 72, 328-333

Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Appolinaire Adandonon, Ikuko Okabe, Yuko T. Hoshino and Naoyuki Matsumoto (2006)
An oligonucleotide probe for the detection of Erwinia herbicola and Erwinia ananas
Journal of General Plant Pathology 72 (5), 328-333
Abstract: An oligonucleotide probe targeting the rRNA of Erwinia herbicola and Erwinia ananas was designed to detect their cells using fluorescence in situ hybridization. The Cy3-labeled probe hybridized strongly with these species but very weakly with nontarget species such as Erwinia mallotivora, Erwinia nigrifluens, Erwinia cypripedii, Erwinia chrysanthemi, Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica, and Escherichia coli. This technique visualized E. herbicola cells after inoculation of kumquat fruits. The probe is promising as a tool for studying population dynamics of E. herbicola and E. ananas.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ikuko Okabe, Appolinaire Adandonon

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pantoea agglomerans
	Pantoea ananatis