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Interaction between Likubin Bacterium and Phytophthora parasitica in Citrus Hosts

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Infection with Likubin bacterium (LB) followed by Phytophthora parasitica increased the mortality of sour orange and pummelo seedlings, and enhanced the P. parasitica-induced root rot in all the four types of citrus tested. The LB-induced enhancement of root infection by P. parasitica was apparent within 1 h of exposure to zoospore suspension. The enhancement of P. parasitica-induced root rot was affected by the infection sequence. Inoculation of sour orange seedlings with LB before P. parasitica was more effective in increasing P. parasitica-induced root rot than LB and P. parasitica concomitantly or LB after P. parasitica. Grafting P. parasitica susceptible scions of ponkan (Citrus reticulata) onto P. parasitica-tolerant rootstocks of sour orange greatly increased the susceptibility of rootstocks to P. parasitica. Results also demonstrate the enhancement of LB-induced symptoms by P. parasitica in citrus plants.

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan

    Pao-Jen Ann

  2. Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, USA

    Wen-Hsiung Ko

  3. Department of Plant Pathology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hong-Ji Su

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Ann, PJ., Ko, WH. & Su, HJ. Interaction between Likubin Bacterium and Phytophthora parasitica in Citrus Hosts. European Journal of Plant Pathology 110, 1–6 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EJPP.0000010129.03948.d6

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