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| Author(s): |
Vanessa Cristina Frare
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2006-01-24 |
| Examining board members: |
Jose Otavio Machado Menten;
Reinaldo Montrazi Barata;
Hiroshi Kimati
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| Advisor: | Jose Otavio Machado Menten |
| Abstract | |
One of the main limiting factors of the melon production is the occurrence of diseases. The bacteria are among the most important pathogens causing significant losses in the production. Caused by the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (Aac), the bacterial-fruit-blotch is a serious disease that affects all types of melon and has worried northeast producers. The main source of inoculum for this bacterium is the infected seed. This work had as objective the development of a semi-selective medium to detect and identify Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli in melon seeds, for routine tests in seed pathology laboratories. By means of fungitoxicity tests, qualitative and quantitative antibiograms and biochemical tests the following semi-selective medium to detect Aac in melon seeds was developed: dextrose (5 g/L), NaCl (5 g/L), peptone (5 g/L), KH2PO4 (2 g/L), MgSO4.7H2O (0,2 g/L), phenol red (0,012 g/L), urea (25 g/L), agar (17 g/L), benomil (100 mg/L), nistatina (200 mg/L) and amoxicilin (15 mg/L). (AU) | |