Journal of General Plant Pathology (2019) 85, 424-427

Kossi Kini, Rachelle Dossa, Bernadin Dossou, Mariame Mariko, Ralf Koebnik and Drissa Silué (2019)
A semi-selective medium to isolate and identify bacteria of the genus Pantoea
Journal of General Plant Pathology 85 (6), 424-427
Abstract: The isolation, purification and accurate diagnosis of Pantoea and many other bacterial species that infect rice are essential for upstream studies. However, some isolates of Pantoea and other bacteria such as Sphingomonas have similar biochemical and morphological features on common culture media and are thus difficult to isolate selectively and accurately diagnose. We thus developed a semi-selective medium containing 65 g/l (65%) NaCl that allows growth of all Pantoea strains, but inhibits other microorganisms. It can be used to isolate and purify Pantoea spp. for preliminary diagnosis.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ralf Koebnik, Drissa Silue

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pantoea stewartii	Rice (Oryza)	Togo
	Pantoea agglomerans	Wisteria (crop)	Japan
	Pantoea ananatis	Rice (Oryza)	Benin