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Genetic Relationships of Soft Rot Bacteria Isolated from Konjac in China by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) and 16S rDNA Gene Sequences
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
Enshi Autonomous Prefecture Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Enshi, China
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- 1 Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- 2 Enshi Autonomous Prefecture Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Enshi, China
- 3 Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- 4 College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- 5 Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- 6 Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Abstract
Twenty-three isolates of soft rot bacteria from konjac corms were examined for their diversity using 16S rDNAs and AFLP technology. Both methods clustered two groups, dependent on their biotype characterization of Pectobacterium carotovora subsp. carotovora (P.c.c) and Pectobacterium chrysanthemi (P.ch), respectively. Of all isolates, 17 (73.9%) belonged to P. ch, indicated as the main pathogenic bacteria of konjac producing areas in China. The genetic variation among isolates from the same biotype was also rich, not consistent with the distances of the geographic sources.
KeywordsSoft Rot BacteriaIdentification16S rDNAAFLPGenetic Diversity
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