T4-related bacteriophage LIMEstone isolates for the control of soft rot on potato caused by 'Dickeya solani'.

T4-related bacteriophage LIMEstone isolates for the control of soft rot on potato caused by 'Dickeya solani'.

The bacterium 'Dickeya solani', an aggressive biovar 3 variant of Dickeya dianthicola, causes rotting and blackleg in potato. To control this pathogen using bacteriophage therapy, we isolated and characterized two closely related and specific bacteriophages, vB_DsoM_LIMEstone1 and vB_DsoM_...

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Main Authors: Evelien M Adriaenssens, Johan Van Vaerenbergh, Dieter Vandenheuvel, Vincent Dunon, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Maurice De Proft, Andrew M Kropinski, Jean-Paul Noben, Martine Maes, Rob Lavigne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3296691?pdf=render

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