Mikrobiol. Z. 2015; 77(2):28-32. Ukrainian.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/microbiolj77.02.028

Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Rhizobium vitis in Vineyards of the South of Ukraine

Korotaieva N.V, Limanska N.V.

Odessa Mechnikov National University
2 Shampansky lane, Odessa, 65058, Ukraine

The total number of microbiota from grape crown gall tissues ranged from (2,3 ± 0,8) x 103 to (7,3 ± 0,4) x 105 CFU/g. The amount of bacteria from Rhizobium genus reached from (1,2 ± 0,2) x 102 to (2,1 ± 0,2) x 104 CFU/g depending on a tested plant. It was found out that only a small percentage of the strains (3,1 - 4,9 %) were oncogenic. New pathogenic strains (R. vitis ONU388, R. vitis ONU389 and R. vitis ONU390) possessing plasmid genes of pathogenicity virC, ipt and virD2 were isolated.

Key words: Rhizobium vitis, Rhizobium radiobacter, vineyards, the South of Ukraine, crown gall.

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