In 2013, new samples were collected during the rainy (July) and dry (November) seasons from different host plants including rice (O. sativa and O. glaberrima) and wild rice (O. longistaminata) around the site where ABB1 originated. While all samples collected in July were negative in multiplex PCR assays, those collected in November from wild rice (O. longistaminata) led to the isolation of ABB40 and ABB41 that were confirmed as X. oryzae pv. oryzae by multiplex PCR assay and gyrB sequencing.