EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in United States of America (Oregon)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 1098 (2016): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/116) : zebra chip disease of potatoes was observed for the first time in 2011.

EPPO Reporting Service (2015/035) : detected in the weed species, Solanum dulcamara.
References
* Crosslin JM, Hamm PB, Eggers JE, Rondon SI, Sengoda VG, Munyaneza JE (2012) First report of zebra chip disease and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ on potatoes in Oregon and Washington state. Plant Disease 96(3), 452-453.

* Murphy AF, Catling RA, Goyer A, Hamm PB, Rondon SI (2014) First report of natural infection by 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' in bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Oregon. Plant Disease 98(10), 1425-1426.

* Swisher Grimm KD, Garczynski SF (2019) Identification of a new haplotype of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in Solanum tuberosum. Plant Disease 103(3), 468-474.
------- Haplotype F found in a sample colllected from Klamath Basin.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Saskatchewan Present, no details view...
Canada Alberta Present, few occurrences view...
Mexico Present, restricted distribution view...