EPPO Global Database

Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii(ERWIST)

Distribution details in Thailand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest no longer present (2013-09)
From CABI Disease map 041 (2009): Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
Probably on crops grown from imported seed. No records since 1960s, so probably did not establish. Absence is officially confirmed on the IPPC website (2013).

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/112) : detected together with Pantoea ananatis in rice crops during surveys conducted from 2014 to 2017 in Northern Thailand.
References
* Arayaskul N, Poompouang S, Lithanatudom P, Lithanatudom SK (2020) First report of a leaf blight in rice (Oryza sativa) caused by Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea stewartii in Thailand. Plant Disease 104(2), p 562.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Thailand. Absence of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii from Thailand (2013-09-03). https://www.ippc.int/index.php
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Malaysia Present, few occurrences view...
Malaysia West Present, few occurrences view...