TABLE 5.
Key enterobacterial species associated with plant diseases
| Pathogen | Disease | Type of infectionb | Hostc | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenneria alni | Canker | 1 | Alder (Alnus spp.) | 125, 136 |
| Brenneria nigrifluens | Canker | 1 | Walnut (Juglans regia) | 125 |
| Brenneria populi | Canker | 1 | Poplar (Populus euramericana) | 282 |
| Brenneria roseae | Acute oak disease | 1 | Oak (Quercus robur, Quercus petraea) | 283 |
| Brenneria rubrifaciens | Canker | 1 | Walnut (Juglans regia) | 125 |
| Brenneria salicis | Wilt, watermark | 3 | Willows (Salix spp.) | 125, 284, 285 |
| Dickeya chrysanthemi | Wilt, soft rot | 2, 3 | Bananas (Musa spp.), maize (Zea mays), chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.), orchids (Vanda spp.) | 128, 136, 286, 287 |
| Dickeya dadantiia | Blackleg | 2 | Potato (Solanum tuberosum), African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha) | 126 |
| Dickeya dianthicola | Blackleg | 2 | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | 129 |
| Dickeya paradisciaca | Root rot | 1 | Bananas (Musa spp.) | 125, 136, 288 |
| Dickeya solania | Blackleg | 2 | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | 126, 128 |
| Dickeya zeae | Bacterial stalk rot, rice foot rot, soft rot | 2 | Bananas (Musa spp.), maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa) | 128, 289, 290 |
| Erwinia amylovoraa | Fire blight, wilt | 1 | Apples (Malus domestica), pears (Pyrus communis), other fruit | 125, 126, 131 |
| Erwinia mallotivora | Dieback disease, black leaf spot | 1 | Papaya (Carica papaya) | 125, 291, 292 |
| Erwinia tracheiphila | Cucumber wilt | 3 | Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), squash (Cucurbita spp.), pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.), gourds (Cucurbita pepo) | 125, 293 |
| Lonsdalea quercina | Drippy blight | 2 | Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) | 125, 155 |
| Pantoea agglomerans | Blight, boll rot, center rot, gall formation, wilt | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Beet (Beta vulgans), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), maize (Zea mays), onion (Allium cepa), wisteria (Wisteria) | 135, 137 |
| Pantoea ananatis | Brown spot, brown stalk rot, center rot | 1, 2 | Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo), honeydew melons (Cucumis melo), maize (Zea mays), onion (Allium cepa), rice (Oryza sativa) | 124, 135, 137 |
| Pantoea stewartii | Leaf blight, Stewart’s wilt | 3 | Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), eucalyptus, maize (Zea mays) | 135 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticuma | Blackleg | 2 | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | 125, 128, 129 |
| Pectobacterium carotovoruma | Soft rot | 2 | African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), potato (Solanum tuberosum), sugar beets (Beta vulgans), watermelon (Citrellus lanatus) | 125, 126, 128 |
a
One of the top 10 plant pathogens according to Mansfield et al. (126).
b
Types: 1, necrosis; 2, maceration; 3, vascular wilt; 4, gall or tumor formation.
c
Selected hosts.