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Xanthomonas vesicatoria Specific Virus and Its Potential to Prevent Tomato Bacterial Spot Disease

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Nanotechnology to Aid Chemical and Biological Defense

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The effect of prolonged and over usage of chemicals in crops production has resulted in human health hazards and pollution of environment and ground water. Identification of new sources for biological control of plant diseases is important for sustainable agriculture, ensuring food security, improving human health and rehabilitating the environment. The use of bacterial viruses or bacteriophages for bacterial diseases control is a fast expanding area of plant protection. Study of phages diversity, specificity, stability and efficacy are important for their application as biological means against the pathogens. The paper summarizes data on properties of bacteriophages specific to Xanthomonas vesicatoria strains spread in Georgia and efficacy to prevent tomato bacterial spot in laboratory conditions under artificial infection.

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This work was supported by ISTC G-1129 and GNSF-STCU 5001 grants.

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  1. Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Georgia, 240 David Agmashenebeli Alley, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Tinatin Sadunishvili & Giorgi Kvesitadze

  2. Georgian Technical University, 77 Kostava St., 0168, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Edisher Kvesitadze

  3. Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 52 Rustaveli Ave., 0108, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Giorgi Kvesitadze

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Sadunishvili, T., Kvesitadze, E., Kvesitadze, G. (2015). Xanthomonas vesicatoria Specific Virus and Its Potential to Prevent Tomato Bacterial Spot Disease. In: Camesano, T. (eds) Nanotechnology to Aid Chemical and Biological Defense. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7218-1_3

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