EPPO Global Database

Erwinia pyrifoliae(ERWIPY)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Pyrus pyrifolia (PYUPY) Major host
* Kim WS, Gardan L, Rhim SL, Geider K (1999) Erwinia pyrifoliae sp. nov., a novel pathogen that affects Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49(2), 899-905.

* Rhim SL, Völksch B, Gardan L, Paulin JP, Langlotz C, Kim WS, Geider K (1999) Erwinia pyrifoliae, an Erwinia species different from Erwinia amylovora, causes a necrotic disease of Asian pear trees. Plant Pathology 48(4), 514-520.
Fragaria x ananassa (FRAAN) Host
* Wenneker M, Bergsma-Vlami M (2015) Erwinia pyrifoliae, a new pathogen on strawberry in the Netherlands. Journal of Berry Research 5, 17–22.