Phage Biocontrol of Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease on Welsh Onion Caused by <i>Xanthomonas axonopodis</i> pv. <i>allii</i>

• Main Authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Nga (Author), Tran Ngoc Tran (Author), Dominique Holtappels (Author), Nguyen Le Kim Ngan (Author), Nguyen Phuoc Hao (Author), Marta Vallino (Author), Doan Thi Kieu Tien (Author), Nguyen Huan Khanh-Pham (Author), Rob Lavigne (Author), Kaeko Kamei (Author), Jeroen Wagemans (Author), Jeffrey B. Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacterial leaf blight, which is caused by <i>Xanthomonas axonopodis</i> pv. <i>allii</i>, annually causes significant yield losses to Welsh onion in many producing countries, including Vietnam. In this study, we isolated and characterized lytic phages Φ16, Φ17A and Φ31, speci...