Isolation and characterization of novel phages targeting Xanthomonas oryzae: culprit of bacterial leaf blight disease in rice

• Main Authors: Liu, Jian, Chia, Suet Lin, Tan, Geok Hun
• Format: Article
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93925/; https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/phage.2021.0009
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease caused 80% of disease incidence in paddy in Kedah and Selangor states of Malaysia. The pathogenic bacterium, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is one of the destructive pathogens infecting lowland irrigated and rainfed paddy in Asia’s tropical and t...