EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas vesicatoria(XANTVE)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1992: Present, widespread
From CABI Disease map 269 (1987): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/077) : a few cases reported in 1999 in Lombardia, Umbria and Sardegna. Infected plants were destroyed.

On the basis of currently available information, the pathogen may be X. vesicatoria, or X. euvesicatoria, or both.
References
* Anonymous (1999) Bilancio Fitosanitario delle'anno 1999. Informatore Fitopatologico, no 1-2, 5-32 and no 3, 5-38.

* Buonaurio, R.; Stravato, V. (1992) Informatore Fitopatologico 42 (11), 49-52.
------- Marche, Toscana and Umbria provinces.

* Zaccardelli M, Campanile F, Villecco D, Parisi M (2010) Infections of bacterial spot on processing tomato in southern Italy. In III International Symposium on Tomato Diseases 914, 71-73. (abst.)
-------isolate identified as X. vesicatoria.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, restricted distribution view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Slovenia Present, restricted distribution view...
Switzerland Absent, unreliable record view...