Be 2.2 - Archived

Archived 04.03.2018 Be 2.2 – Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae

Version1.0
Date12/2012  [Archived 04.03.2018]
PathogenPseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Hostcommon bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Common Namebacterial brown spot
MethodBe 2.2 Modified Agar Plate Assay (Hunter and Ludwig, 1991)
Method ClassTemporary Standard (B)
Sample1 kg of seeds

Procedure:

  1. One kilogram of seed is soaked in 3L of sterile saline solution with 0.01% Tween 20 for 20 hours at 20°C while being aerated.
  2. Ten-fold dilutions are made from the soaking solution and plated onto selective media KBC and MSP in triplicate.
  3. Plates are incubated at room temperature.
  4. Presumptive positive colonies are confirmed by biochemical and pathogenicity testing.

References:

Hunter and Ludwig, 1991. A modified procedure for assaying bean seeds for the pathogen causing bacterial brown spot and results of assays of commercial bean seeds. Annual Report Bean Improvement Cooperative. 34:21-22.