Medium for Isolation and Growth of Bacteria Associated with Plum Leaf Scald and Phony Peach Diseases

Rickettsia-like bacteria associated with plum leaf scald and phony peach diseases were isolated from diseased but not from healthy tissues and cultured on charcoal-yeast extract medium (BCYE) buffered with ACES (2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl) amino]-ethanesulfonic acid). Optimum conditions for isolation an... View More