Acidovorax avenae
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Acidovorax avenae is a Gram-negative
soil
bacterium. A. avenae subsp. citrulli is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch
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Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the Gram staining protocol. In a Gram stain test, a counterstain is added after the crystal violet, coloring all Gram-negative bacteria with a red or pink color...
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Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
bacterium. A. avenae subsp. citrulli is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch
Bacterial fruit blotch
Bacterial fruit blotch is a disease of watermelon and other cucurbit crops caused by bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. The disease can be seed borne and is first noticed as small water-soaked lesions on seedlings. Inoculum can also originate on volunteer and wild cucurbits near fields...
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