Table 1. Pathogenicity of leaves from the transgenic plant after 2 days of infection.


Bacterial strain

Plant type

Plant No.

Pathogenicity (CFU/ml)

2 x 104

2 x 106

Pectobacterium carotovorum

ssp. carotovorum

Wild type

1

+

++

2

++

+++

Transgenic lines

64-12-2

±

+

66-3-1

-

+

*Diameter of disease lesion; negative (-): 0 cm; ±: ≤ 1 cm; +: 1-2 cm; ++: 2-3 cm; +++: ≥ 4 cm.


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