Genetic diversity of Pantoea stewartii subspecies stewartii causing jackfruit-bronzing disease in Malaysia.
Jackfruit-bronzing is caused by bacteria Pantoea stewartii subspecies stewartii (P.stewartii subsp.stewartii), showing symptoms of yellowish-orange to reddish discolouration and rusty specks on pulps and rags of jackfruit.Twenty-eight pure bacterial strains were collected from four different jackfruit outbreak collection areas in Peninsular Malaysi