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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:12, December, 2020

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(12): 2103-2109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.912.247


In vitro Potency of Antibiotics against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri: The Causal Agent of Canker in Acid Lime
Selva Amala1, R. Akila1*, S. Harish2 and R. Arunkumar3
1Department of Plant Pathology, AC & RI, TNAU, Madurai
2Centre for Plant Protection Studies, AC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
3Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

A survey was conducted in the major acidlime growing areas of Tenkasi and Madurai districts of Tamil Nadu. The causal agent of citrus canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri) was isolated from the plant samples collected during the survey. The isolated bacterial colonies were found to be yellow pigmented with entire margin and the cells were single rod shaped under Gram’s staining. The efficacy of some antibiotics namely Streptomycin, Tetracycline, Streptomycin + Tetracycline, Cefatoxime, Cefixime, Gentamycin, Amoxillin and chloramphenicol each at the concentration of 100, 250 and 500 ppm were evaluated against the virulent isolate of the pathogen. Among the various antibiotics, Cefatoxime (39.07mm) and Cefixime (34.18mm) showed maximum average inhibition zone followed by Tetracycline (29.51mm).


Keywords: Acid lime, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, Citrus canker, Antibiotics

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Selva Amala, A., R. Akila, S. Harish and Arunkumar, R. 2020. In vitro Potency of Antibiotics against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri: The Causal Agent of Canker in Acid Lime.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(12): 2103-2109. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.912.247
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