CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What organism causes Ring rot in plants?
A
Bacteria
B
Virus
C
Fungus
D
Protoctistan
E
Parasite
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacterial ring rot is caused by a bacterium, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. It causes disease only on potato.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ring rot of potatoes is caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ring Rot is caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. Widespread in North America and the old USSR, it is also established in Northern and Eastern Europe and, within the EC, in Denmark, Germany, Finland and Greece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the primary culprits are air, moisture, light, temperature, and microbial growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pathogen-Red ring rot is a wood-decay disease of the inner wood of stems of living conifers. It is caused by the fungus Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini. Hosts-Most conifers in the Rocky Mountain Region can be infected.

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