Table 5.
C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis movement and colonization of tomato fruit tissue via systemic inoculation at the pedicel
| Inoculation stagea | No. of fruit | No. of infected fruit | Time (dpib) | No. of fruit with C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis colonization |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xylem | Base of fruitc | Seedd | ||||
| Flower | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Emerging fruit | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ≥1-cm fruit | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
a
Growth stage at which the pedicels were inoculated.
b
Days postinoculation (dpi) when harvested.
c
Vascular bundles colonized by C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis at the base of the fruit represent the maximum distance bacteria traveled from the calyx.
d
The numbers of fruit with visible seed colonization are shown.