AAC00-1- or AAC00-1ΔhrcC-inoculated blossoms were infested.
AAC00-1ΔhrcC-infested seedlots had populations that ranged from
102 to 104 CFU/g of seed. In comparison, bacterial populations on
AAC00-1-infested seedlots ranged from 103 to 104 CFU/g. The
mean bacterial populations for seedlots infested with AAC00-1
(2.1 × 104 CFU/g) were not significantly different from those for
AAC00-1ΔhrcC–infested seedlots (1.2 × 104 CFU/g) (P = 0.33).