Methods and compositions for treatment and control of plant disease
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for development of a virulent bacteriophage-based treatment for the control of plant diseases caused by Xylella fastidiosa. The invention further provides methods of isolating and propagating bacteriophage virulent to X. fastidiosa in a Xanthomonas bacterial host and for treating or reducing symptoms of X. fastidiosa infection in a plant. The invention further provides methods of isolating and propagating bacteriophage virulent to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and for treating or reducing symptoms of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri infection in a plant.
Subject
A01N 63/00C12N 7700
C12R 1/91
C12N 2795/10221
C12N 2795/10231
C12N 2795/10233
C12N 2795/10251
C12N 2795/10321
C12N 2795/10331
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Citation
Gonzalez, Carlos F.; Ahren, Stephen J.; Das, Mayukh; Young, Ryland F. III; Bhowmick, Tushar Suvra (2019). Methods and compositions for treatment and control of plant disease. United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /187386.