TABLE 2.
Main genetic, phenotypic, and pathological features of fluorescent pseudomonads pathogenic for C. avellana isolated in northern Greece and different geographic areas of Italy
| Country (region) | Group or subgroupa
|
syrB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDRA | Repetitive PCR | Protein | Utilization of compounds and virulenceb | ||
| Northern Greece | A | A1 | A1 | A | − |
| Italy (Viterbo) | A | A2 | A2 | A | − |
| Italy (Piedmont) | B | B1 | B1 | B | − |
| Italy (Latium) | B | B2 | B2 | B | + |
| Italy (Campania) | B | B2 | B2 | B | + |
| Italy (Sicily) | B | B3 | B2 | B | + |
| Italy (Sardinia) | B | B4 | B3 | B | + |
a
Group A includes P. avellanae strains.
b
The group B strains utilized arbutin, esculin, gelatin, l-histidine, dl-homoserine, quinic acid, sorbitol, trigonelline, and tyrosinase. The group A strains did not utilize these compounds.