EPPO Global Database

Dickeya dianthicola(ERWICD)

Distribution details in United States of America (Pennsylvania)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
References
* Dickey RS (1979) Erwinia chrysanthemi: a comparative study of phenotypic properties of strains from several hosts and other Erwinia species. Phytopathology 69, 324.
------- Historical reference isolates from carnation (New York and Pennsylvania) and carrot (Texas).

* Ge T, Jiang H, Johnson SB, Larkin RP, Charkowski AO, Secor G, Hao J (2021) Genotyping Dickeya dianthicola causing potato blackleg and soft rot outbreak associated with inoculum geography in the United States. Plant Disease 105(7), 1976-1983.
------- Detected in potato samples in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...