Tomato
(S. lycopersicum H 72 cv. Better Boy)
seeds,
purchased
from
Stokes Seeds Ltd.
(Thorold, ON, Canada),
were surface
sterilized by a 1 min treatment with 70% ethanol,
10 min with 1% commercial bleach,
and with several washes of sterile milli-Q water.
The seeds were then inoculated with bacterial cell suspensions
(O.D.600 0.25)