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Occurrence of bacterial rot of onion caused by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in Korea

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In 2008, bacterial rot on onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.) was observed in several low-temperature warehouses in Changnyeong-gun, Korea. The causal pathogen was isolated and identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens based on morphological and biochemical characterization and sequence analysis of its genome. The isolated bacteria caused the same rot symptom on inoculated onion bulbs as found in naturally infected onions during storage and was reisolated from these bulbs. This is the first report of bacterial rot of onion caused by B. amyloliquefaciens in Korea.

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This work was carried out with the support of “Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (Project No. PJ00692305)” Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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  1. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea

    Sun-Kyoung Hwang, Chang-Gi Back, Nang Kyu Kyu Win, In-Kyu Kang, Sang-Chul Lee & Hee-Young Jung

  2. Onion Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Changnyeong, 635-821, Korea

    Sun-Kyoung Hwang & Hee-Dae Kim

  3. College of Natural Science, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, 139-774, Korea

    Myung Kyum Kim

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Hwang, SK., Back, CG., Win, N.K.K. et al. Occurrence of bacterial rot of onion caused by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in Korea. J Gen Plant Pathol 78, 227–232 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-012-0376-8

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