Seven of the 16 bacterial strains tested had the virulence gene that encodes important components of the type III secretion system, strongly suggesting their plant pathogenicity.
Af 16 bakteríustofnum bera 7 sóttburðargen sem tjá fyrir mikilvægum þáttum í seytikerfi af gerð III sem staðfestir plöntusýkingarhæfni þeirra.