Fig 1.

kgtP is required for full virulence and growth of X. oryzae pv. oryzae in planta. (A) Symptoms induced by different X. oryzae pv. oryzae strains inoculated to leaves of 2-month-old rice (IR24, a susceptible cultivar) by the leaf-clipping procedure. Photographs were taken 14 dpi. (B) Bacterial blight lesion lengths in rice. Values represent the means ± standard deviations from three replicates, each containing five leaves. (C) Bacterial growth in inoculated leaves. Inoculated leaves were removed each day for 4 dpi and homogenized in sterile water. The homogenates were diluted and plated on NA plates with appropriate antibiotics. Bacterial CFU were counted after incubation at 28°C for 3 days. Data are the means ± standard deviations from three replicates.