A survey of major bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) breeding programs and
seed producing areas in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon was conducted to
determine the occurrence of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), recently reported
to be seedborne in beans. Some 259 plants, sampled from breeding
lines of diverse germplasm, were found by enzyme-linked...
For the enrichment and enumeration of Vibrio fluvialis, a
broth medium was designed by modifying alkaline peptone (AP)
medium. This new V. fluvialis enrichment medium (FEM) was shown to
be more effective than AP medium in field samplings where a total
of 177 samples (estuarine waters and sediment, sewage, and...
A comparative investigation of the phenotypic properties of environmental and clinical strains of the lactose-positive human pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus, revealed that they are indistinguishable in traits commonly used for identification in clinical and public health laboratories. It has also been confirmed that there are other strains of undefined Vibrio spp.,...