Method for treatment and control of plant disease Patent uri icon

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.

author list (cited authors)

  • Gonzalez, C., Ahern, S., Das, M., Young III, R., & Bhowmick, T.

complete list of authors

  • Gonzalez, Carlos||Ahern, Stephen||Das, Mayukh||Young III, Ryland||Bhowmick, Tushar

publication date

  • June 2016